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Wednesday, 18 March 2026
What matters on this day
Phalguna Krishna Paksha until 8:25 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:21 AM, Mar 19
Avoid
12:29 PM – 1:58 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Chaitra Navratri Begins tomorrow Thu, 19 Mar
- Chandra Darshan in 2 days Fri, 20 Mar
- Shukla Shashti in 6 days Tue, 24 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:29 PM – 1:58 PM
8:01 AM – 9:30 AM
10:59 AM – 12:29 PM
1:41 PM – 3:16 PM
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
Moonrise5:53 AM
Moonset5:55 PM
Shubha until 4:01 AM, Mar 19
Shakuni
Budhavara
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