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Monday, 16 March 2020
What matters on this day
Phalguna Krishna Paksha until 3:00 AM, Mar 17
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:33 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:12 AM
Avoid
8:02 AM – 9:31 AM
Auspicious
12:06 PM – 12:53 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Papmochani Ekadashi in 3 days Thu, 19 Mar
- Shani Pradosh in 5 days Sat, 21 Mar
- Bhaumvati Amavasya in 8 days Tue, 24 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
8:02 AM – 9:31 AM
11:00 AM – 12:29 PM
1:59 PM – 3:28 PM
11:18 AM – 12:53 PM, 3:16 PM – 4:51 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:48 AM
Moonset11:24 AM
Siddhi until 1:31 PM
Balava
Somavara
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