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Friday, 16 December 2022
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 3:02 AM, Dec 17
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:10 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:34 AM
Avoid
11:00 AM – 12:16 PM
Auspicious
11:56 AM – 12:36 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 3 days Mon, 19 Dec
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Wed, 21 Dec
- Amavasya in 7 days Fri, 23 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:00 AM – 12:16 PM
2:49 PM – 4:05 PM
8:27 AM – 9:43 AM
11:15 AM – 12:36 PM, 2:39 PM – 4:00 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
MoonriseN/A
Moonset12:22 PM
Priti until 7:45 AM
Balava
Shukravara
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