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Wednesday, 23 October 1996
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 1:21 AM, Oct 24
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:30 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:03 AM
Avoid
12:05 PM – 1:28 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Pradosh Vrat tomorrow Thu, 24 Oct
- Sharad Purnima in 3 days Sat, 26 Oct
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 7 days Wed, 30 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:05 PM – 1:28 PM
7:54 AM – 9:18 AM
10:41 AM – 12:05 PM
1:12 PM – 2:41 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
Moonrise3:41 PM
Moonset2:49 AM
Vriddhi until 7:55 AM
Bava
Budhavara
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