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Wednesday, 19 October 1988
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 3:53 AM, Oct 20
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:28 AM
Sunset5:43 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:59 AM
Avoid
12:05 PM – 1:30 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
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- Sharad Purnima in 6 days Tue, 25 Oct
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 9 days Fri, 28 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:05 PM – 1:30 PM
7:52 AM – 9:17 AM
10:41 AM – 12:05 PM
1:13 PM – 2:43 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
Moonrise1:47 PM
MoonsetN/A
Dhriti until 4:03 PM
Balava
Budhavara
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