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Wednesday, 17 October 2040
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 3:44 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:27 AM
Sunset5:45 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:36 AM
Avoid
12:06 PM – 1:30 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Sharad Purnima in 3 days Sat, 20 Oct
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 7 days Wed, 24 Oct
- Krishna Shashti in 9 days Fri, 26 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:06 PM – 1:30 PM
7:51 AM – 9:16 AM
10:41 AM – 12:06 PM
1:14 PM – 2:44 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
Moonrise4:03 PM
Moonset3:11 AM
Vriddhi until 7:13 PM
Balava
Budhavara
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