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Wednesday, 23 December 2026
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Shukla Paksha until 10:47 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:14 AM
Sunset5:25 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:56 AM
Avoid
12:20 PM – 1:36 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 4 days Sun, 27 Dec
- Shukla Shashti in 6 days Tue, 29 Dec
- Kalashtami in 8 days Thu, 31 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:20 PM – 1:36 PM
8:31 AM – 9:47 AM
11:03 AM – 12:20 PM
1:21 PM – 2:42 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
Moonrise4:49 PM
Moonset6:08 AM
Shubha until 5:15 PM
Vanija
Budhavara
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