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Sunday, 16 October 1938
What matters on this day
Ashwin Krishna Paksha until 1:48 AM, Oct 17
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:25 AM
Sunset5:47 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:38 PM
Avoid
4:22 PM – 5:47 PM
Auspicious
11:44 AM – 12:29 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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- Rama Ekadashi in 3 days Wed, 19 Oct
- Pradosh Vrat in 4 days Thu, 20 Oct
- Amavasya in 7 days Sun, 23 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
4:22 PM – 5:47 PM
12:06 PM – 1:31 PM
2:57 PM – 4:22 PM
1:14 PM – 2:45 PM, 4:16 PM – 5:47 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:54 PM
Moonset1:06 PM
Shiva until 11:41 AM
Balava
Ravivara
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