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Saturday, 26 December 1953

What matters on this day

Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 7:35 PM

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise7:16 AM

Sunset5:27 PM

Nakshatra until 2:19 AM, Dec 27

Avoid 9:48 AM – 11:05 AM

Auspicious — Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday

Krishna ShashtiShashti The monthly observance of Kartikeya. The Kartika Skanda Shashti is the annual six-day form, concluding in the Soorasamharam. Why today, and how to observe it →

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Inauspicious periods

9:48 AM – 11:05 AM

1:38 PM – 2:54 PM

7:16 AM – 8:32 AM

9:18 AM – 10:39 AM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise11:08 PM

Moonset11:13 AM

Ayushman until 5:32 AM, Dec 27

Vanija

Shanivara

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