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Saturday, 23 December 2023
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Shukla Paksha until 6:24 AM, Dec 24
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise7:14 AM
Sunset5:25 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:19 PM
Avoid
9:47 AM â 11:03 AM
Auspicious
â Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Mokshada EkadashiEkadashi
The fortnightly fast of Vishnu. Twenty-four in an ordinary year, twenty-six when an adhika masa falls, each with its own name and katha.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Vaikunta Ekadashi
The Ekadashi on which the Vaikuntha Dvara â the gate of the Paramapada â is opened in Vishnu temples, and devotees pass through it before dawn. Kept with a full fast and a night vigil.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Coming up
- Pradosh Vrat tomorrow Sun, 24 Dec
- Purnima in 3 days Tue, 26 Dec
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 8 days Sun, 31 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:47 AM â 11:03 AM
1:36 PM â 2:52 PM
7:14 AM â 8:30 AM
9:16 AM â 10:38 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
Moonrise2:34 PM
Moonset3:23 AM
Shiva until 9:07 AM
Bava
Shanivara
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