Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 December 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 07:06 to 08:24. Gulika Kalam 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Rahu Kalam 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 23:47Moonrise 11:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 December 1988

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 00:09 Fri, then Ashtami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:34 to 14:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:06 to 08:24
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:41 to 10:59
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:50
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:34 to 14:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:47

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 00:09 Fri · Ashtami until 22:11 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:47, then Purva Bhadrapada until 15:30 Fri
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:45, then Siddhi until 13:57 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 13:07 · Vanija until 00:09 Fri · Vishti until 11:10 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiThursday 15 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.