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Thursday, 16 September 1954

What matters on this day

Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha until 12:54 PM

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise6:09 AM

Sunset6:22 PM

Nakshatra until 3:39 AM, Sep 17

Avoid 1:47 PM – 3:19 PM

Auspicious 11:51 AM – 12:40 PM

Sankashti ChaturthiSankashti The monthly Ganesha fast, broken after sighting the moon and offering arghya. The Chaturthi falling on a Tuesday is Angarki Sankashti and is kept more widely. Why today, and how to observe it →

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The rest of today

Inauspicious periods

1:47 PM – 3:19 PM

6:09 AM – 7:41 AM

9:12 AM – 10:44 AM

12:40 PM – 2:18 PM, 4:44 PM – 6:22 PM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise8:56 PM

Moonset9:41 AM

Vyaghata until 10:06 PM

Balava

Guruvara

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