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Saturday, 5 January 2013
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 8:50 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset5:34 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:41 PM
Avoid
9:52 AM – 11:09 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 3 days Tue, 8 Jan
- Pradosh Vrat in 4 days Wed, 9 Jan
- Amavasya in 6 days Fri, 11 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:52 AM – 11:09 AM
1:43 PM – 3:00 PM
7:18 AM – 8:35 AM
9:22 AM – 10:44 AM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:07 AM
Moonset12:07 PM
Atiganda until 10:44 PM
Balava
Shanivara
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