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Tuesday, 18 April 1950
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 4:28 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:40 AM
Avoid
3:32 PM – 5:08 PM
Auspicious
11:55 AM – 12:46 PM
Chandra Darshan
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- Shukla Shashti in 5 days Sun, 23 Apr
- Masik Durgashtami in 7 days Tue, 25 Apr
- Mohini Ekadashi in 10 days Fri, 28 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:32 PM – 5:08 PM
9:09 AM – 10:45 AM
12:20 PM – 1:56 PM
8:30 AM – 10:13 AM, 5:02 PM – 6:44 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise6:19 AM
Moonset7:47 PM
Priti until 2:26 AM, Apr 19
Bava
Mangalavara
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