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Saturday, 16 March 1974
What matters on this day
Phalguna Krishna Paksha until 1:57 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:34 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:01 AM, Mar 17
Avoid
9:32 AM – 11:01 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
KalashtamiAshtami
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The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:32 AM – 11:01 AM
1:59 PM – 3:28 PM
6:34 AM – 8:03 AM
8:56 AM – 10:31 AM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise1:22 AM
Moonset11:54 AM
Vyatipata until 2:54 AM, Mar 17
Kaulava
Shanivara
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