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Sunday, 9 April 1978
What matters on this day
Chaitra Shukla Paksha until 9:04 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset6:39 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:43 AM
Avoid
5:05 PM – 6:39 PM
Auspicious
11:58 AM – 12:48 PM
Chandra Darshan
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- Shukla Shashti in 4 days Thu, 13 Apr
- Masik Durgashtami in 7 days Sun, 16 Apr
- Kamada Ekadashi in 10 days Wed, 19 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
5:05 PM – 6:39 PM
12:23 PM – 1:57 PM
3:31 PM – 5:05 PM
1:38 PM – 3:18 PM, 4:59 PM – 6:39 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise6:57 AM
Moonset8:29 PM
Vishkumbha until 4:50 PM
Balava
Ravivara
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