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Thursday, 5 January 2051
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 11:15 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset5:34 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:20 PM
Avoid
1:43 PM – 3:00 PM
Auspicious
12:05 PM – 12:46 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 3 days Sun, 8 Jan
- Bhauma Pradosh in 5 days Tue, 10 Jan
- Amavasya in 7 days Thu, 12 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:43 PM – 3:00 PM
7:18 AM – 8:35 AM
9:52 AM – 11:09 AM
12:46 PM – 2:08 PM, 4:12 PM – 5:34 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:08 AM
Moonset12:06 PM
Atiganda until 3:52 AM, Jan 06
Balava
Guruvara
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