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Thursday, 20 April 1978
What matters on this day
Chaitra Shukla Paksha until 1:12 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:45 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:27 AM
Avoid
1:56 PM – 3:32 PM
Auspicious
11:54 AM – 12:46 PM
Coming up
- Purnima in 3 days Sun, 23 Apr
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 6 days Wed, 26 Apr
- Krishna Shashti in 8 days Fri, 28 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:56 PM – 3:32 PM
5:55 AM – 7:31 AM
9:07 AM – 10:44 AM
12:46 PM – 2:28 PM, 5:02 PM – 6:45 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise4:07 PM
Moonset3:59 AM
Dhruva until 6:55 PM
Balava
Guruvara
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