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Friday, 21 December 2046
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 4:57 AM, Dec 22
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset5:24 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:16 AM, Dec 22
Avoid
11:02 AM – 12:19 PM
Auspicious
11:58 AM – 12:39 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 2 days Sun, 23 Dec
- Bhauma Pradosh in 4 days Tue, 25 Dec
- Amavasya in 6 days Thu, 27 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:02 AM – 12:19 PM
2:51 PM – 4:08 PM
8:30 AM – 9:46 AM
11:18 AM – 12:39 PM, 2:41 PM – 4:03 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:29 AM
Moonset12:45 PM
Saubhagya until 7:18 PM
Taitila
Shukravara
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