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Wednesday, 31 December 1986
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 8:39 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:17 AM
Sunset5:30 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:10 AM, Jan 01
Avoid
12:24 PM – 1:40 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Chandra Darshan tomorrow Thu, 1 Jan
- Shukla Shashti in 5 days Mon, 5 Jan
- Masik Durgashtami in 7 days Wed, 7 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:24 PM – 1:40 PM
8:34 AM – 9:50 AM
11:07 AM – 12:24 PM
1:25 PM – 2:46 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise7:14 AM
Moonset5:55 PM
Dhruva until 9:57 PM
Naga
Budhavara
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