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Tuesday, 20 February 1979
What matters on this day
Magha Krishna Paksha until 6:20 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:59 AM
Sunset6:10 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:31 PM
Avoid
3:22 PM – 4:46 PM
Auspicious
12:12 PM – 12:57 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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- Vijaya Ekadashi in 3 days Fri, 23 Feb
- Shani Pradosh in 4 days Sat, 24 Feb
- Somvati Amavasya in 6 days Mon, 26 Feb
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:22 PM – 4:46 PM
9:47 AM – 11:11 AM
12:35 PM – 1:59 PM
9:13 AM – 10:43 AM, 4:41 PM – 6:10 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:50 AM
Moonset11:40 AM
Vyaghata until 9:26 PM
Kaulava
Mangalavara
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