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Monday, 14 October 1940
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 8:27 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:24 AM
Sunset5:49 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:56 AM
Avoid
7:50 AM – 9:16 AM
Auspicious
11:44 AM – 12:29 PM
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Coming up
- Sharad Purnima in 2 days Wed, 16 Oct
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 6 days Sun, 20 Oct
- Krishna Shashti in 8 days Tue, 22 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:50 AM – 9:16 AM
10:41 AM – 12:07 PM
1:32 PM – 2:58 PM
10:58 AM – 12:29 PM, 2:46 PM – 4:17 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
Moonrise4:51 PM
Moonset4:27 AM
Dhruva until 1:01 AM, Oct 15
Taitila
Somavara
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