Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 3 December 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 06:58 to 08:16. Gulika Kalam 09:34 to 10:52. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 13:29 to 14:47.00061218Moonrise 17:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 3 December 1998

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 20:49, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 3 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:29 to 14:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:58 to 08:16
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:34 to 10:52
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:29 to 14:47
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 20:49 · Pratipada until 17:26 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, Rohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:04, then Rohini until 06:16 Fri, then Mrigashira until 03:47 Sat
  • YogaShiva, Siddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:42, then Siddha until 04:33 Fri, then Sadhya until 00:39 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:37 · Bava until 20:49 · Balava until 07:05 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonThursday 3 December
  • Purnima fastThursday 3 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 14 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:06 and 09:09.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.