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Wednesday, 16 December 2009
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 5:32 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:11 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:13 PM
Avoid
12:16 PM – 1:33 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Chandra Darshan in 2 days Fri, 18 Dec
- Shukla Shashti in 6 days Tue, 22 Dec
- Shukla Shashti in 7 days Wed, 23 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
Moonrise6:48 AM
Moonset5:22 PM
Shula until 3:07 PM
Naga
Budhavara
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