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Thursday, 19 March 2026
What matters on this day
Phalguna Krishna Paksha until 6:53 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:30 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:05 AM, Mar 20
Avoid
1:58 PM – 3:28 PM
Auspicious
12:05 PM – 12:53 PM
Chaitra Navratri Begins
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Coming up
- Chandra Darshan tomorrow Fri, 20 Mar
- Shukla Shashti in 5 days Tue, 24 Mar
- Masik Durgashtami in 7 days Thu, 26 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:58 PM – 3:28 PM
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
9:29 AM – 10:59 AM
12:53 PM – 2:28 PM, 4:52 PM – 6:27 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise6:29 AM
Moonset6:57 PM
Shukla until 1:17 AM, Mar 20
Naga
Guruvara
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