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Wednesday, 8 April 1942
What matters on this day
Chaitra Krishna Paksha until 10:19 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:08 AM
Sunset7:38 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:38 PM
Avoid
1:23 PM – 2:57 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:23 PM – 2:57 PM
8:42 AM – 10:15 AM
11:49 AM – 1:23 PM
2:38 PM – 4:18 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise2:06 AM
Moonset12:47 PM
Shiva until 11:00 PM
Balava
Budhavara
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