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Friday, 17 March 1972
What matters on this day
Chaitra Shukla Paksha until 10:06 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:32 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:32 PM
Avoid
11:00 AM – 12:29 PM
Auspicious
12:06 PM – 12:53 PM
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti in 3 days Mon, 20 Mar
- Masik Durgashtami in 5 days Wed, 22 Mar
- Kamada Ekadashi in 8 days Sat, 25 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:00 AM – 12:29 PM
3:28 PM – 4:57 PM
8:01 AM – 9:31 AM
11:18 AM – 12:53 PM, 3:16 PM – 4:51 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
Moonrise7:36 AM
Moonset8:44 PM
Brahma until 2:25 PM
Kaulava
Shukravara
Your observances
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