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Wednesday, 18 February 2026
What matters on this day
Phalguna Shukla Paksha until 4:58 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:00 AM
Sunset6:09 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:16 PM
Avoid
12:35 PM – 1:58 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Chandra Darshan
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Inauspicious periods
12:35 PM – 1:58 PM
8:24 AM – 9:48 AM
11:11 AM – 12:35 PM
1:42 PM – 3:11 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise7:21 AM
Moonset7:09 PM
Shiva until 10:45 PM
Bava
Budhavara
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