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Saturday, 15 December 2040
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Shukla Paksha until 2:26 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:10 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:16 PM
Avoid
9:43 AM – 10:59 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Purnima in 3 days Tue, 18 Dec
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 7 days Sat, 22 Dec
- Krishna Shashti in 9 days Mon, 24 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:43 AM – 10:59 AM
1:32 PM – 2:49 PM
7:10 AM – 8:27 AM
9:12 AM – 10:34 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
Moonrise3:07 PM
Moonset3:59 AM
Shiva until 8:35 PM
Balava
Shanivara
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