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Saturday, 6 October 2001

What matters on this day

Ashwin Krishna Paksha until 11:36 PM

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise6:20 AM

Sunset5:57 PM

Nakshatra until 3:57 AM, Oct 07

Avoid 9:14 AM – 10:41 AM

Auspicious — Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday

Sankashti ChaturthiSankashti The monthly Ganesha fast, broken after sighting the moon and offering arghya. The Chaturthi falling on a Tuesday is Angarki Sankashti and is kept more widely. Why today, and how to observe it →

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The rest of today

Inauspicious periods

9:14 AM – 10:41 AM

1:36 PM – 3:03 PM

6:20 AM – 7:47 AM

8:39 AM – 10:12 AM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise8:24 PM

Moonset9:31 AM

Vajra until 10:47 AM

Bava

Shanivara

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