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Wednesday, 17 October 1973
What matters on this day
Ashwin Krishna Paksha until 7:09 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:26 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:14 AM
Avoid
12:06 PM – 1:31 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Kalashtami in 2 days Fri, 19 Oct
- Rama Ekadashi in 5 days Mon, 22 Oct
- Bhauma Pradosh in 6 days Tue, 23 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:06 PM – 1:31 PM
7:51 AM – 9:16 AM
10:41 AM – 12:06 PM
1:14 PM – 2:44 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
Moonrise10:17 PM
Moonset11:40 AM
Parigha until 7:32 PM
Gara
Budhavara
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