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Thursday, 21 October 1943
What matters on this day
Ashwin Krishna Paksha until 9:28 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:28 AM
Sunset6:42 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:29 AM, Oct 22
Avoid
2:30 PM – 3:54 PM
Auspicious
12:43 PM – 1:28 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Rama Ekadashi in 3 days Sun, 24 Oct
- Bhauma Pradosh in 5 days Tue, 26 Oct
- Amavasya in 8 days Fri, 29 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:30 PM – 3:54 PM
7:28 AM – 8:53 AM
10:17 AM – 11:41 AM
1:28 PM – 2:58 PM, 5:12 PM – 6:42 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:17 AM
Moonset2:19 PM
Siddha until 12:58 PM
Balava
Guruvara
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