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Friday, 17 April 1942
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 12:17 AM, Apr 18
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:58 AM
Sunset7:43 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:35 PM
Avoid
11:45 AM – 1:21 PM
Auspicious
12:55 PM – 1:46 PM
Chandra Darshan
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- Mohini Ekadashi in 10 days Mon, 27 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:45 AM – 1:21 PM
4:32 PM – 6:08 PM
8:34 AM – 10:09 AM
12:04 PM – 1:46 PM, 4:19 PM – 6:01 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise7:49 AM
Moonset9:29 PM
Priti until 2:24 PM
Balava
Shukravara
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