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Saturday, 21 December 2024
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 12:21 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset5:24 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:14 AM, Dec 22
Avoid
9:46 AM – 11:03 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Kalashtami in 2 days Mon, 23 Dec
- Saphala Ekadashi in 5 days Thu, 26 Dec
- Shani Pradosh in 7 days Sat, 28 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:46 AM – 11:03 AM
1:35 PM – 2:52 PM
7:13 AM – 8:30 AM
9:16 AM – 10:37 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
Moonrise11:20 PM
Moonset11:27 AM
Priti until 6:22 PM
Vanija
Shanivara
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