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Wednesday, 24 December 1997
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 9:18 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:15 AM
Sunset5:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:36 PM
Avoid
12:20 PM – 1:37 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
That is a real answer, not a gap — most days of the year are ordinary days,
and a calendar that always has something to sell you is not a calendar.
Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi tomorrow Thu, 25 Dec
- Shani Pradosh in 3 days Sat, 27 Dec
- Somvati Amavasya in 5 days Mon, 29 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:20 PM – 1:37 PM
8:31 AM – 9:47 AM
11:04 AM – 12:20 PM
1:21 PM – 2:43 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
Moonrise1:57 AM
Moonset1:32 PM
Atiganda until 12:47 AM, Dec 25
Vanija
Budhavara
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