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Saturday, 21 November 1959

What matters on this day

Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 5:00 AM, Nov 22

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise6:51 AM

Sunset5:21 PM

Nakshatra until 3:09 AM, Nov 22

Avoid 9:29 AM – 10:48 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

9:29 AM – 10:48 AM

1:25 PM – 2:44 PM

6:51 AM – 8:10 AM

8:57 AM – 10:21 AM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise10:19 PM

Moonset11:25 AM

Shukla until 11:10 PM

Gara

Shanivara

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