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Tuesday, 21 October 1997
What matters on this day
Ashwin Krishna Paksha until 9:06 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:29 AM
Sunset5:41 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:44 AM, Oct 22
Avoid
2:53 PM – 4:17 PM
Auspicious
11:43 AM – 12:28 PM
Coming up
- Kalashtami in 2 days Thu, 23 Oct
- Rama Ekadashi in 5 days Sun, 26 Oct
- Bhauma Pradosh in 7 days Tue, 28 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:53 PM – 4:17 PM
9:17 AM – 10:41 AM
12:05 PM – 1:29 PM
8:43 AM – 10:13 AM, 4:12 PM – 5:41 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise10:14 PM
Moonset11:39 AM
Parigha until 8:09 AM
Gara
Mangalavara
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