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Wednesday, 12 January 2028
What matters on this day
Pausha Shukla Paksha until 9:33 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:21 PM
Avoid
12:29 PM – 1:46 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Lohri in 2 days Fri, 14 Jan
- Makar Sankranti in 3 days Sat, 15 Jan
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 3 days Sat, 15 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:29 PM – 1:46 PM
8:36 AM – 9:54 AM
11:11 AM – 12:29 PM
1:31 PM – 2:53 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
Moonrise6:02 PM
Moonset7:14 AM
Vaidhriti until 5:55 PM
Bava
Budhavara
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