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Saturday, 14 October 2023
What matters on this day
Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha until 11:25 PM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:24 AM
Sunset5:49 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:23 PM
Avoid
9:15 AM â 10:41 AM
Auspicious
â Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
AmavasyaAmavasya
The monthly new moon: the day for ancestral offerings â tarpana and where kept, shraddha. Mahalaya Amavasya in Ashvina is the year's principal one.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Mahalaya Amavasya
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Coming up
- Sharada Navaratri tomorrow Sun, 15 Oct
- Chandra Darshan in 2 days Mon, 16 Oct
- Shukla Shashti in 6 days Fri, 20 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:15 AM â 10:41 AM
1:32 PM â 2:58 PM
6:24 AM â 7:50 AM
8:41 AM â 10:13 AM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise5:46 AM
Moonset5:41 PM
Indra until 10:23 AM
Chatushpada
Shanivara
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