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Wednesday, 16 December 2026
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Shukla Paksha until 10:46 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:10 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:02 PM
Avoid
12:16 PM – 1:33 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Dhanu Sankranti
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Coming up
- Masik Durgashtami tomorrow Thu, 17 Dec
- Mokshada Ekadashi in 4 days Sun, 20 Dec
- Vaikunta Ekadashi in 4 days Sun, 20 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:16 PM – 1:33 PM
8:27 AM – 9:43 AM
11:00 AM – 12:16 PM
1:17 PM – 2:39 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:53 AM
Moonset11:51 PM
Vajra until 1:46 PM
Gara
Budhavara
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