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Saturday, 18 February 2023
What matters on this day
Magha Krishna Paksha until 8:02 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:01 AM
Sunset6:09 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:41 PM
Avoid
9:48 AM – 11:11 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Shiva. Kept with a day-long fast, an all-night vigil in four watches, and abhisheka — the pouring of water, milk, honey and other substances over the Shiva linga.
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Shani PradoshPradosh
The twice-monthly Shiva observance, kept in the ninety minutes around sunset with abhisheka and the Pradosha stotra.
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Coming up
- Somvati Amavasya in 2 days Mon, 20 Feb
- Chandra Darshan in 3 days Tue, 21 Feb
- Shukla Shashti in 7 days Sat, 25 Feb
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:48 AM – 11:11 AM
1:58 PM – 3:22 PM
7:01 AM – 8:24 AM
9:14 AM – 10:43 AM
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
Moonrise5:11 AM
Moonset4:06 PM
Vyatipata until 7:35 PM
Gara
Shanivara
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