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Wednesday, 12 May 1943
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 5:30 AM, May 13
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:36 AM
Sunset7:58 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:56 PM
Avoid
1:17 PM – 2:57 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
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- Mohini Ekadashi in 4 days Sun, 16 May
- Som Pradosh in 5 days Mon, 17 May
- Purnima in 7 days Wed, 19 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:17 PM – 2:57 PM
8:17 AM – 9:57 AM
11:37 AM – 1:17 PM
2:37 PM – 4:24 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:56 PM
Moonset1:48 AM
Vriddhi until 6:35 PM
Vishti
Budhavara
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