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Wednesday, 17 December 1986
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 3:06 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:11 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:17 AM, Dec 18
Avoid
12:17 PM – 1:33 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 3 days Sat, 20 Dec
- Krishna Shashti in 5 days Mon, 22 Dec
- Kalashtami in 7 days Wed, 24 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:17 PM – 1:33 PM
8:27 AM – 9:44 AM
11:00 AM – 12:17 PM
1:18 PM – 2:39 PM
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
Moonrise6:21 PM
Moonset7:49 AM
Shukla until 12:30 AM, Dec 18
Kaulava
Budhavara
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