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Tuesday, 17 February 2009
What matters on this day
Magha Krishna Paksha until 4:09 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:01 AM
Sunset6:08 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:42 AM, Feb 18
Avoid
3:22 PM – 4:45 PM
Auspicious
12:13 PM – 12:57 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Vijaya Ekadashi in 3 days Fri, 20 Feb
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Sun, 22 Feb
- Bhaumvati Amavasya in 7 days Tue, 24 Feb
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:22 PM – 4:45 PM
9:48 AM – 11:11 AM
12:35 PM – 1:58 PM
9:15 AM – 10:44 AM, 4:39 PM – 6:08 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:58 AM
Moonset11:46 AM
Vyaghata until 6:04 AM, Feb 18
Kaulava
Mangalavara
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