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Saturday, 31 December 1988
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 11:42 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:17 AM
Sunset5:30 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:11 AM, Jan 01
Avoid
9:51 AM – 11:07 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 3 days Tue, 3 Jan
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Thu, 5 Jan
- Amavasya in 7 days Sat, 7 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:51 AM – 11:07 AM
1:40 PM – 2:57 PM
7:17 AM – 8:34 AM
9:20 AM – 10:42 AM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:04 AM
Moonset12:11 PM
Shobhana until 7:00 PM
Balava
Shanivara
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