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Wednesday, 23 October 1968
What matters on this day
Kartik Shukla Paksha until 8:50 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:30 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:48 AM, Oct 24
Avoid
12:05 PM – 1:29 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Chandra Darshan
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- Skanda Sashti in 4 days Sun, 27 Oct
- Devutthana Ekadashi in 8 days Thu, 31 Oct
- Shani Pradosh in 10 days Sat, 2 Nov
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:05 PM – 1:29 PM
7:54 AM – 9:18 AM
10:41 AM – 12:05 PM
1:12 PM – 2:41 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise7:47 AM
Moonset6:53 PM
Ayushman until 12:16 AM, Oct 24
Balava
Budhavara
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