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13 September 2017

Ashtami, Krishna Paksha · Ashwin month · Mrigashira Nakshatra

☀ Sunrise 06:04 am · Sunset 06:28 pm · 🌙 Moonrise 11:57 pm

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Today is

Kalashtami, Ashtami Shraddha

Best windows

08:44 pm to 10:14 pm Amrit Kaal

Avoid starting new work

07:37 am to 09:10 am Yamaganda

10:43 am to 12:16 pm Gulika Kaal

11:43 am to 01:13 pm Varjyam

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What's special today

Vrat (fast)Calculated · close call

Kalashtami

Krishna Ashtami

Nishita kaal (midnight): 11:53 pm to 12:40 am (next day)

A description of this observance hasn't been written yet.

How this date was worked out: Ashtami prevailing at midnight (nishita kaal). The tithi changes within half an hour of that moment here, so some almanacs may list the day before or after: check your local almanac.

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Ashtami Shraddha

Ashwina Krishna Ashtami

Aparahna (afternoon): 01:31 pm to 04:00 pm

A description of this observance hasn't been written yet.

How this date was worked out: Pitru Paksha: Ashtami covering the afternoon (aparahna), the day for shraddha of ancestors who passed on this tithi.

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The day, hour by hour

07:37 am to 09:10 amYamaganda · Avoid important beginnings
10:43 am to 12:16 pmGulika Kaal · Avoid important beginnings
11:43 am to 01:13 pmVarjyam · Avoid, by the day's Nakshatra
11:52 am to 12:41 pmDur Muhurtam · Inauspicious muhurta
12:16 pm to 01:49 pmRahu Kaal · Avoid starting new work
08:44 pm to 10:14 pmAmrit Kaal · Auspicious, by the day's Nakshatra

The day's Panchang

Tithi (lunar day): Ashtami, until 10:48 pm, then Navami, until 08:37 pm (next day)
Nakshatra: Mrigashira, until 05:00 am (next day), then Ardra, until 03:34 am (next day)
Yoga: Vajra, until 06:58 am, then Shubha, until 11:25 am (next day)
Karana: Balava, until 11:55 am
Moon sign: Taurus
Ritu · Ayana: Varsha · Dakshinayana

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