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Saturday, 30 October 1965

What matters on this day

Kartik Shukla Paksha until 10:18 PM

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise6:35 AM

Sunset5:34 PM

Nakshatra until 12:16 AM, Oct 31

Avoid 9:20 AM – 10:42 AM

Auspicious — Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday

Skanda SashtiShashti Especially observed in Tamil Nadu and among Murugan devotees. 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

9:20 AM – 10:42 AM

1:27 PM – 2:49 PM

6:35 AM – 7:57 AM

8:47 AM – 10:14 AM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise11:40 AM

Moonset10:17 PM

Sukarma until 11:11 AM

Kaulava

Shanivara

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