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Saturday, 8 February 1997
What matters on this day
Magha Shukla Paksha until 4:48 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:09 AM
Sunset6:02 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:49 PM
Avoid
9:52 AM – 11:13 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Chandra Darshan
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti in 4 days Wed, 12 Feb
- Masik Durgashtami in 6 days Fri, 14 Feb
- Jaya Ekadashi in 9 days Mon, 17 Feb
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:52 AM – 11:13 AM
1:57 PM – 3:18 PM
7:09 AM – 8:30 AM
9:19 AM – 10:46 AM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise7:29 AM
Moonset7:03 PM
Variyan until 11:07 AM
Bava
Shanivara
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