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Sunday, 18 March 1956
What matters on this day
Phalguna Shukla Paksha until 1:29 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:19 AM, Mar 19
Avoid
4:57 PM – 6:27 PM
Auspicious
12:05 PM – 12:53 PM
Coming up
- Masik Durgashtami in 2 days Tue, 20 Mar
- Amalaki Ekadashi in 4 days Thu, 22 Mar
- Shani Pradosh in 6 days Sat, 24 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
4:57 PM – 6:27 PM
12:29 PM – 1:59 PM
3:28 PM – 4:57 PM
1:41 PM – 3:16 PM, 4:52 PM – 6:27 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise10:12 AM
MoonsetN/A
Priti until 10:44 PM
Taitila
Ravivara
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