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Thursday, 27 December 2040
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 11:11 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:16 AM
Sunset5:28 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:04 PM
Avoid
1:38 PM – 2:55 PM
Auspicious
12:02 PM – 12:42 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 3 days Sun, 30 Dec
- Som Pradosh in 4 days Mon, 31 Dec
- Amavasya in 6 days Wed, 2 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:38 PM – 2:55 PM
7:16 AM – 8:33 AM
9:49 AM – 11:05 AM
12:42 PM – 2:04 PM, 4:06 PM – 5:28 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:27 AM
Moonset12:31 PM
Shobhana until 12:13 AM, Dec 28
Kaulava
Guruvara
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