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Wednesday, 20 October 2021
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 8:26 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:28 AM
Sunset5:42 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:01 PM
Avoid
12:05 PM – 1:29 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 4 days Sun, 24 Oct
- Krishna Shashti in 7 days Wed, 27 Oct
- Kalashtami in 9 days Fri, 29 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:05 PM – 1:29 PM
7:53 AM – 9:17 AM
10:41 AM – 12:05 PM
1:13 PM – 2:42 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
Moonrise5:38 PM
Moonset5:57 AM
Harshana until 8:38 PM
Vishti
Budhavara
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