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Tuesday, 21 April 1953
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 7:10 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:38 AM, Apr 22
Avoid
3:33 PM – 5:09 PM
Auspicious
11:54 AM – 12:45 PM
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
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The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:33 PM – 5:09 PM
9:07 AM – 10:43 AM
12:20 PM – 1:56 PM
8:28 AM – 10:11 AM, 5:03 PM – 6:46 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:04 PM
Moonset1:14 AM
Dhriti until 9:33 AM
Vishti
Mangalavara
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