Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 6 December 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 07:00 to 08:18. Gulika Kalam 09:36 to 10:54. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Rahu Kalam 13:30 to 14:48.00061218Moonset 11:50Moonrise 23:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 6 December 2001

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 16:34, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:30 to 14:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:00 to 08:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:36 to 10:54
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:50
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:30 to 14:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:00

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 16:34 · Saptami until 14:26 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:19, then Magha until 10:53 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:35 Fri, then Vishkambha until 00:38 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:34 · Vishti until 03:30 Fri · Bava until 14:26 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:00Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 6 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiMonday 10 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:17 and 17:25.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.