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Wednesday, 21 March 1979
What matters on this day
Phalguna Krishna Paksha until 4:01 AM, Mar 22
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:28 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:20 AM, Mar 22
Avoid
12:28 PM – 1:58 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:28 PM – 1:58 PM
7:58 AM – 9:28 AM
10:58 AM – 12:28 PM
1:40 PM – 3:16 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:45 AM
Moonset11:21 AM
Vyatipata until 10:11 PM
Balava
Budhavara
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