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Friday, 17 December 2027
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 10:34 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:11 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:11 AM, Dec 18
Avoid
11:00 AM – 12:17 PM
Auspicious
11:56 AM – 12:37 PM
Coming up
- Kalashtami in 3 days Mon, 20 Dec
- Saphala Ekadashi in 6 days Thu, 23 Dec
- Shani Pradosh in 8 days Sat, 25 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:00 AM – 12:17 PM
2:49 PM – 4:06 PM
8:27 AM – 9:44 AM
11:15 AM – 12:37 PM, 2:39 PM – 4:01 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
Moonrise9:31 PM
Moonset10:18 AM
Vaidhriti until 2:47 AM, Dec 18
Balava
Shukravara
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