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Wednesday, 20 December 1978
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 8:03 AM, Dec 21
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset5:23 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:03 AM, Dec 21
Avoid
12:18 PM – 1:34 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Krishna Shashti tomorrow Thu, 21 Dec
- Kalashtami in 3 days Sat, 23 Dec
- Saphala Ekadashi in 6 days Tue, 26 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:18 PM – 1:34 PM
8:29 AM – 9:45 AM
11:02 AM – 12:18 PM
1:19 PM – 2:41 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise10:36 PM
Moonset11:02 AM
Vishkumbha until 2:47 PM
Gara
Budhavara
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