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Tuesday, 24 December 1940
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 2:01 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:15 AM
Sunset5:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:29 AM
Avoid
2:53 PM – 4:09 PM
Auspicious
12:00 PM – 12:41 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi tomorrow Wed, 25 Dec
- Pradosh Vrat in 2 days Thu, 26 Dec
- Amavasya in 4 days Sat, 28 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:53 PM – 4:09 PM
9:48 AM – 11:04 AM
12:20 PM – 1:37 PM
9:17 AM – 10:38 AM, 4:04 PM – 5:26 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
Moonrise2:07 AM
Moonset1:43 PM
Atiganda until 4:00 PM
Vishti
Mangalavara
Your observances
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