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Saturday, 26 December 1942

What matters on this day

Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 7:57 AM, Dec 27

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise8:15 AM

Sunset6:27 PM

Nakshatra until 8:45 AM, Dec 27

Avoid 10:48 AM – 12:05 PM

Auspicious — Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday

Sankashti ChaturthiSankashti The monthly Ganesha fast, broken after sighting the moon and offering arghya. The Chaturthi falling on a Tuesday is Angarki Sankashti and is kept more widely. Why today, and how to observe it →

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Inauspicious periods

10:48 AM – 12:05 PM

2:37 PM – 3:54 PM

8:15 AM – 9:32 AM

10:18 AM – 11:39 AM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise9:48 PM

Moonset10:42 AM

Vaidhriti until 11:07 AM

Bava

Shanivara

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