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Wednesday, 20 January 1988
What matters on this day
Magha Shukla Paksha until 3:29 AM, Jan 21
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset5:45 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:20 PM
Avoid
12:32 PM – 1:50 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Chandra Darshan
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti in 4 days Sun, 24 Jan
- Masik Durgashtami in 6 days Tue, 26 Jan
- Jaya Ekadashi in 9 days Fri, 29 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:32 PM – 1:50 PM
8:36 AM – 9:55 AM
11:13 AM – 12:32 PM
1:34 PM – 2:58 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise8:02 AM
Moonset7:15 PM
Siddhi until 10:24 PM
Balava
Budhavara
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