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Wednesday, 18 March 1942
What matters on this day
Chaitra Shukla Paksha until 7:17 AM, Mar 19
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:32 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:20 AM
Avoid
1:29 PM – 2:59 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Chandra Darshan
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The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:29 PM – 2:59 PM
9:01 AM – 10:31 AM
12:00 PM – 1:29 PM
2:41 PM – 4:16 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise8:08 AM
Moonset8:53 PM
Shukla until 7:32 AM
Balava
Budhavara
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