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Thursday, 23 October 1997
What matters on this day
Ashwin Krishna Paksha until 11:05 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:30 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:17 AM, Oct 24
Avoid
1:28 PM – 2:52 PM
Auspicious
11:43 AM – 12:27 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Rama Ekadashi in 3 days Sun, 26 Oct
- Bhauma Pradosh in 5 days Tue, 28 Oct
- Amavasya in 8 days Fri, 31 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:28 PM – 2:52 PM
6:30 AM – 7:54 AM
9:18 AM – 10:41 AM
12:27 PM – 1:56 PM, 4:10 PM – 5:39 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
MoonriseN/A
Moonset1:13 PM
Siddha until 6:44 AM
Balava
Guruvara
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