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Wednesday, 20 September 1978

What matters on this day

Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha until 6:46 PM

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise6:12 AM

Sunset6:17 PM

Nakshatra until 4:02 AM, Sep 21

Avoid 12:14 PM – 1:45 PM

Auspicious — Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday

Sankashti ChaturthiSankashti The monthly Ganesha fast, broken after sighting the moon and offering arghya. The Chaturthi falling on a Tuesday is Angarki Sankashti and is kept more widely. Why today, and how to observe it →

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Inauspicious periods

12:14 PM – 1:45 PM

7:42 AM – 9:13 AM

10:43 AM – 12:14 PM

1:27 PM – 3:03 PM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise8:42 PM

Moonset9:30 AM

Vyaghata until 3:22 PM

Bava

Budhavara

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