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Friday, 16 February 1940
What matters on this day
Magha Shukla Paksha until 6:45 AM, Feb 17
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:03 AM
Sunset6:07 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:21 AM, Feb 17
Avoid
11:12 AM – 12:35 PM
Auspicious
12:13 PM – 12:57 PM
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
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- Jaya Ekadashi in 3 days Mon, 19 Feb
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Wed, 21 Feb
- Purnima in 7 days Fri, 23 Feb
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:12 AM – 12:35 PM
3:21 PM – 4:44 PM
8:26 AM – 9:49 AM
11:29 AM – 12:57 PM, 3:10 PM – 4:38 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:21 AM
Moonset12:20 AM
Brahma until 11:14 AM
Vishti
Shukravara
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