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Sunday, 6 October 1996
What matters on this day
Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha until 9:02 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:20 AM
Sunset5:57 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:54 AM, Oct 07
Avoid
4:30 PM – 5:57 PM
Auspicious
11:45 AM – 12:32 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Indira Ekadashi in 2 days Tue, 8 Oct
- Pradosh Vrat in 3 days Wed, 9 Oct
- Amavasya in 6 days Sat, 12 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
4:30 PM – 5:57 PM
12:09 PM – 1:36 PM
3:03 PM – 4:30 PM
1:18 PM – 2:51 PM, 4:24 PM – 5:57 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
Moonrise12:30 AM
Moonset2:28 PM
Shiva until 8:59 AM
Gara
Ravivara
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