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Thursday, 24 December 1942
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 2:46 AM, Dec 25
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise8:15 AM
Sunset6:25 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:45 AM, Dec 25
Avoid
2:36 PM – 3:53 PM
Auspicious
1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
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Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 2 days Sat, 26 Dec
- Krishna Shashti in 5 days Tue, 29 Dec
- Kalashtami in 7 days Thu, 31 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:36 PM – 3:53 PM
8:15 AM – 9:31 AM
10:47 AM – 12:04 PM
1:40 PM – 3:02 PM, 5:04 PM – 6:25 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
Moonrise8:01 PM
Moonset9:22 AM
Brahma until 9:17 AM
Taitila
Guruvara
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