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Saturday, 16 December 2028
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 7:36 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:11 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:39 AM, Dec 17
Avoid
9:44 AM – 11:00 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Chandra Darshan tomorrow Sun, 17 Dec
- Shukla Shashti in 6 days Fri, 22 Dec
- Masik Durgashtami in 8 days Sun, 24 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:44 AM – 11:00 AM
1:33 PM – 2:49 PM
7:11 AM – 8:27 AM
9:13 AM – 10:35 AM
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
Moonrise7:10 AM
Moonset5:45 PM
Ganda until 4:23 AM, Dec 17
Naga
Shanivara
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