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Friday, 17 March 2023
What matters on this day
Phalguna Krishna Paksha until 2:07 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:33 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:46 AM, Mar 18
Avoid
11:00 AM – 12:29 PM
Auspicious
12:06 PM – 12:53 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Papmochani Ekadashi tomorrow Sat, 18 Mar
- Pradosh Vrat in 2 days Sun, 19 Mar
- Bhaumvati Amavasya in 4 days Tue, 21 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:00 AM – 12:29 PM
3:28 PM – 4:57 PM
8:02 AM – 9:31 AM
11:18 AM – 12:53 PM, 3:16 PM – 4:51 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
Moonrise3:00 AM
Moonset1:47 PM
Variyan until 6:58 AM
Vishti
Shukravara
Your observances
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