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Saturday, 14 December 1940
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Shukla Paksha until 1:07 AM, Dec 15
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:09 AM
Sunset5:21 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:08 PM
Avoid
9:42 AM – 10:59 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 4 days Wed, 18 Dec
- Krishna Shashti in 6 days Fri, 20 Dec
- Kalashtami in 8 days Sun, 22 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:42 AM – 10:59 AM
1:32 PM – 2:48 PM
7:09 AM – 8:26 AM
9:12 AM – 10:33 AM
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
Moonrise5:05 PM
Moonset6:28 AM
Sadhya until 2:38 PM
Vishti
Shanivara
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