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Saturday, 9 February 1985

What matters on this day

Magha Krishna Paksha until 9:21 AM

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise7:08 AM

Sunset6:02 PM

Nakshatra until 11:36 PM

Avoid 9:52 AM – 11:13 AM

Auspicious — Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday

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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The rest of today

Inauspicious periods

9:52 AM – 11:13 AM

1:57 PM – 3:19 PM

7:08 AM – 8:30 AM

9:19 AM – 10:46 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

Moonrise10:15 PM

Moonset9:28 AM

Dhriti until 5:28 PM

Balava

Shanivara

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