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Wednesday, 20 December 1989
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 6:30 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset5:24 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:41 PM
Avoid
12:18 PM – 1:35 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 3 days Sat, 23 Dec
- Som Pradosh in 5 days Mon, 25 Dec
- Amavasya in 8 days Thu, 28 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:18 PM – 1:35 PM
8:29 AM – 9:45 AM
11:02 AM – 12:18 PM
1:19 PM – 2:41 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:06 AM
Moonset12:30 PM
Ayushman until 7:47 AM
Kaulava
Budhavara
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