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Wednesday, 18 December 1940
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 12:05 AM, Dec 19
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:12 AM
Sunset5:23 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:09 PM
Avoid
12:17 PM – 1:34 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Krishna Shashti in 2 days Fri, 20 Dec
- Kalashtami in 4 days Sun, 22 Dec
- Saphala Ekadashi in 7 days Wed, 25 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:17 PM – 1:34 PM
8:28 AM – 9:44 AM
11:01 AM – 12:17 PM
1:18 PM – 2:40 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
Moonrise8:56 PM
Moonset9:53 AM
Indra until 9:39 AM
Bava
Budhavara
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