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Saturday, 17 December 1983
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Shukla Paksha until 11:42 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:11 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:32 PM
Avoid
9:44 AM – 11:00 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Purnima in 3 days Tue, 20 Dec
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 6 days Fri, 23 Dec
- Krishna Shashti in 8 days Sun, 25 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:44 AM – 11:00 AM
1:33 PM – 2:49 PM
7:11 AM – 8:27 AM
9:13 AM – 10:35 AM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise3:11 PM
Moonset4:06 AM
Shiva until 12:29 PM
Balava
Shanivara
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