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Wednesday, 17 April 1996
What matters on this day
Chaitra Krishna Paksha until 4:18 AM, Apr 18
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:23 PM
Avoid
12:20 PM – 1:56 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Chandra Darshan in 2 days Fri, 19 Apr
- Shukla Shashti in 7 days Wed, 24 Apr
- Masik Durgashtami in 9 days Fri, 26 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:20 PM – 1:56 PM
7:33 AM – 9:09 AM
10:45 AM – 12:20 PM
1:37 PM – 3:19 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
Moonrise5:23 AM
Moonset6:20 PM
Vaidhriti until 1:35 PM
Chatushpada
Budhavara
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