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Wednesday, 21 October 1942
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 11:10 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:29 AM
Sunset6:42 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:34 PM
Avoid
1:05 PM – 2:29 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Sharad Purnima in 3 days Sat, 24 Oct
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 7 days Wed, 28 Oct
- Krishna Shashti in 9 days Fri, 30 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:05 PM – 2:29 PM
8:53 AM – 10:17 AM
11:41 AM – 1:05 PM
2:13 PM – 3:42 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
Moonrise5:08 PM
Moonset4:29 AM
Dhruva until 12:14 AM, Oct 22
Balava
Budhavara
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