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Friday, 8 December 1944
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 10:42 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise8:05 AM
Sunset6:20 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:12 AM, Dec 09
Avoid
11:56 AM – 1:12 PM
Auspicious
12:52 PM – 1:33 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 3 days Mon, 11 Dec
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Wed, 13 Dec
- Amavasya in 7 days Fri, 15 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:56 AM – 1:12 PM
3:46 PM – 5:03 PM
9:22 AM – 10:39 AM
12:11 PM – 1:33 PM, 3:36 PM – 4:58 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise1:17 AM
Moonset1:55 PM
Priti until 7:51 PM
Kaulava
Shukravara
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