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Wednesday, 24 December 1986
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 2:46 AM, Dec 25
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:15 AM
Sunset5:25 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:24 PM
Avoid
12:20 PM – 1:36 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 3 days Sat, 27 Dec
- Amavasya in 7 days Wed, 31 Dec
- Chandra Darshan in 8 days Thu, 1 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:20 PM – 1:36 PM
8:31 AM – 9:47 AM
11:04 AM – 12:20 PM
1:21 PM – 2:43 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
MoonriseN/A
Moonset12:13 PM
Saubhagya until 1:19 AM, Dec 25
Balava
Budhavara
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