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Wednesday, 5 December 2040
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Shukla Paksha until 10:20 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:03 AM
Sunset5:19 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:18 AM
Avoid
12:11 PM – 1:28 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Chandra Darshan
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti in 4 days Sun, 9 Dec
- Masik Durgashtami in 6 days Tue, 11 Dec
- Mokshada Ekadashi in 9 days Fri, 14 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:11 PM – 1:28 PM
8:20 AM – 9:37 AM
10:54 AM – 12:11 PM
1:13 PM – 2:35 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise7:52 AM
Moonset6:29 PM
Shula until 12:54 AM, Dec 06
Bava
Budhavara
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