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Wednesday, 21 February 1940
What matters on this day
Magha Shukla Paksha until 10:39 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:59 AM
Sunset6:10 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:28 AM, Feb 22
Avoid
12:35 PM – 1:59 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Purnima in 2 days Fri, 23 Feb
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 5 days Mon, 26 Feb
- Krishna Shashti in 7 days Wed, 28 Feb
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:35 PM – 1:59 PM
8:23 AM – 9:47 AM
11:11 AM – 12:35 PM
1:42 PM – 3:11 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise4:00 PM
Moonset5:06 AM
Saubhagya until 9:55 PM
Kaulava
Budhavara
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