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Wednesday, 17 March 2032

What matters on this day

Phalguna Shukla Paksha until 12:34 PM

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise6:32 AM

Sunset6:27 PM

Nakshatra until 4:38 AM, Mar 18

Avoid 12:29 PM – 1:59 PM

Auspicious — Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday

Shukla ShashtiShashti The monthly observance of Kartikeya. The Kartika Skanda Shashti is the annual six-day form, concluding in the Soorasamharam. Why today, and how to observe it →

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Inauspicious periods

12:29 PM – 1:59 PM

8:01 AM – 9:30 AM

11:00 AM – 12:29 PM

1:41 PM – 3:16 PM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise10:14 AM

MoonsetN/A

Priti until 4:08 AM, Mar 18

Taitila

Budhavara

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