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Wednesday, 4 December 1996
What matters on this day
Kartik Krishna Paksha until 1:48 AM, Dec 05
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:02 AM
Sunset5:19 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:22 AM, Dec 05
Avoid
12:11 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
- Utpanna Ekadashi in 2 days Fri, 6 Dec
- Pradosh Vrat in 4 days Sun, 8 Dec
- Bhaumvati Amavasya in 6 days Tue, 10 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:11 PM – 1:28 PM
8:20 AM – 9:37 AM
10:54 AM – 12:11 PM
1:13 PM – 2:35 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
Moonrise12:36 AM
Moonset1:12 PM
Priti until 2:26 AM, Dec 05
Taitila
Budhavara
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