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Friday, 21 December 1956
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 11:44 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset5:24 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:20 PM
Avoid
11:02 AM – 12:19 PM
Auspicious
11:58 AM – 12:39 PM
Coming up
- Kalashtami in 3 days Mon, 24 Dec
- Saphala Ekadashi in 6 days Thu, 27 Dec
- Shani Pradosh in 8 days Sat, 29 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:02 AM – 12:19 PM
2:51 PM – 4:08 PM
8:30 AM – 9:46 AM
11:18 AM – 12:39 PM, 2:41 PM – 4:03 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise9:32 PM
Moonset10:13 AM
Vaidhriti until 11:24 AM
Balava
Shukravara
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