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Friday, 17 October 2031
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 12:59 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:26 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:06 AM, Oct 18
Avoid
10:41 AM – 12:06 PM
Auspicious
11:43 AM – 12:29 PM
Chandra Darshan
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Coming up
- Masik Durgashtami in 6 days Thu, 23 Oct
- Papankusha Ekadashi in 9 days Sun, 26 Oct
- Som Pradosh in 10 days Mon, 27 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:41 AM – 12:06 PM
2:56 PM – 4:21 PM
7:51 AM – 9:16 AM
10:58 AM – 12:29 PM, 2:44 PM – 4:15 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise7:07 AM
Moonset6:31 PM
Vishkumbha until 5:04 PM
Bava
Shukravara
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