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Wednesday, 16 December 1998
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 12:31 AM, Dec 17
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:10 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:38 PM
Avoid
12:16 PM – 1:33 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Amavasya in 2 days Fri, 18 Dec
- Chandra Darshan in 4 days Sun, 20 Dec
- Masik Durgashtami in 10 days Sat, 26 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:16 PM – 1:33 PM
8:27 AM – 9:43 AM
11:00 AM – 12:16 PM
1:17 PM – 2:39 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
Moonrise4:37 AM
Moonset3:33 PM
Sukarma until 4:44 PM
Gara
Budhavara
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