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Saturday, 21 September 2024

What matters on this day

Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha until 6:14 PM

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise6:12 AM

Sunset6:14 PM

Nakshatra until 12:36 AM, Sep 22

Avoid 9:13 AM – 10:43 AM

Auspicious — Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday

Sankashti ChaturthiSankashti The monthly Ganesha fast, broken after sighting the moon and offering arghya. The Chaturthi falling on a Tuesday is Angarki Sankashti and is kept more widely. Why today, and how to observe it →

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Inauspicious periods

9:13 AM – 10:43 AM

1:44 PM – 3:14 PM

6:12 AM – 7:43 AM

8:37 AM – 10:13 AM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise8:42 PM

Moonset9:30 AM

Vyaghata until 11:36 AM

Bava

Shanivara

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