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Tuesday, 1 August 2056
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 2:03 AM, Aug 02
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:41 AM, Aug 02
Avoid
3:47 PM â 5:27 PM
Auspicious
12:00 PM â 12:54 PM
Krishna ShashtiShashti
The monthly observance of Kartikeya. The Kartika Skanda Shashti is the annual six-day form, concluding in the Soorasamharam.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Mangala Gauri Vrat
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Coming up
- Kalashtami in 2 days Thu, 3 Aug
- Kamika Ekadashi in 6 days Mon, 7 Aug
- Sawan Somwar Vrat in 6 days Mon, 7 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:47 PM â 5:27 PM
9:07 AM â 10:47 AM
12:27 PM â 2:07 PM
8:27 AM â 10:13 AM, 5:20 PM â 7:07 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise10:35 PM
Moonset10:45 AM
Sukarma until 7:39 AM
Gara
Mangalavara
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