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Wednesday, 21 April 1976
What matters on this day
Chaitra Krishna Paksha until 12:58 AM, Apr 22
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:53 PM
Avoid
12:20 PM – 1:56 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:20 PM – 1:56 PM
7:30 AM – 9:06 AM
10:43 AM – 12:20 PM
1:37 PM – 3:20 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise1:01 AM
Moonset11:49 AM
Sadhya until 2:21 AM, Apr 22
Balava
Budhavara
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