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Tuesday, 6 January 1998
What matters on this day
Pausha Shukla Paksha until 5:00 AM, Jan 07
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset5:34 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:48 AM
Avoid
3:00 PM – 4:17 PM
Auspicious
12:06 PM – 12:47 PM
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Pausha Putrada Ekadashi in 2 days Thu, 8 Jan
- Shani Pradosh in 4 days Sat, 10 Jan
- Purnima in 6 days Mon, 12 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:00 PM – 4:17 PM
9:53 AM – 11:09 AM
12:26 PM – 1:43 PM
9:22 AM – 10:44 AM, 4:12 PM – 5:34 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:29 PM
Moonset12:41 AM
Shiva until 6:29 PM
Balava
Mangalavara
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