Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 December 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 07:09 to 08:27. Gulika Kalam 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Rahu Kalam 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 15:34Moonrise 05:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 December 1984

Thursday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 20:50, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:36 to 14:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:09 to 08:27
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:44 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:36 to 14:54
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:51 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 20:50 · Chaturdashi until 18:54 Fri
  • NakshatraVishakha, Anuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:21, then Anuradha until 05:58 Fri, then Jyeshtha until 04:50 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:58, then Shula until 18:10 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:53 · Vanija until 20:50 · Vishti until 07:50 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriThursday 20 December
  • PradoshThursday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:28 and 17:36.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 3 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 08:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.