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Wednesday, 24 December 2008
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 10:10 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:15 AM
Sunset5:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:19 AM
Avoid
12:20 PM – 1:37 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Amavasya in 3 days Sat, 27 Dec
- Chandra Darshan in 5 days Mon, 29 Dec
- Shukla Shashti in 9 days Fri, 2 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:20 PM – 1:37 PM
8:31 AM – 9:48 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
Moonrise4:18 AM
Moonset3:10 PM
Dhriti until 7:42 PM
Taitila
Budhavara
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