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Saturday, 12 December 1959
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Shukla Paksha until 5:14 AM, Dec 13
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:08 AM
Sunset5:20 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:36 PM
Avoid
9:41 AM – 10:57 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Purnima in 3 days Tue, 15 Dec
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 7 days Sat, 19 Dec
- Krishna Shashti in 9 days Mon, 21 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:41 AM – 10:57 AM
1:31 PM – 2:47 PM
7:08 AM – 8:24 AM
9:10 AM – 10:32 AM
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
Moonrise3:27 PM
Moonset4:23 AM
Shiva until 11:20 PM
Kaulava
Shanivara
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