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Friday, 17 April 2009
What matters on this day
Chaitra Krishna Paksha until 8:19 AM, Apr 18
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:52 AM, Apr 18
Avoid
10:45 AM – 12:20 PM
Auspicious
11:55 AM – 12:46 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Varuthini Ekadashi in 4 days Tue, 21 Apr
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Wed, 22 Apr
- Amavasya in 8 days Sat, 25 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:45 AM – 12:20 PM
3:32 PM – 5:08 PM
7:33 AM – 9:09 AM
11:04 AM – 12:46 PM, 3:19 PM – 5:02 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:53 AM
Moonset11:33 AM
Siddha until 12:01 AM, Apr 18
Balava
Shukravara
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