Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 December 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:29. Gulika Kalam 09:47 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Rahu Kalam 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 10:51Moonrise 23:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 December 1991

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 21:29, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:39 to 14:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:12 to 08:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:47 to 11:04
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:51
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:39 to 14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:08

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 21:29 · Saptami until 19:56 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:26 Fri, then Uttara Phalguni until 03:45 Sat
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:02, then Ayushman until 08:19 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:29 · Vanija until 21:29 · Vishti until 08:38 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 26 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 31 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:14 and 09:18.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.