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Monday, 20 December 2027
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 1:53 AM, Dec 21
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset5:23 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:05 AM, Dec 21
Avoid
8:29 AM – 9:45 AM
Auspicious
11:58 AM – 12:38 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 3 days Thu, 23 Dec
- Shani Pradosh in 5 days Sat, 25 Dec
- Masik Shivaratri in 6 days Sun, 26 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
8:29 AM – 9:45 AM
11:02 AM – 12:18 PM
1:34 PM – 2:51 PM
11:17 AM – 12:38 PM, 2:41 PM – 4:02 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
MoonriseN/A
Moonset12:17 PM
Ayushman until 5:56 PM
Balava
Somavara
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