Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 23 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 07:11 to 08:28. Gulika Kalam 09:46 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Rahu Kalam 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 05:08Moonrise 14:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 23 December 2004

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 13:49, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:38 to 14:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:11 to 08:28
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:46 to 11:03
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:38 to 14:55
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:08 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 13:49 · Trayodashi until 15:53 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:50 Fri, then Rohini until 08:30 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:05, then Sadhya until 14:32 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:49 · Kaulava until 02:49 Fri · Taitila until 15:53 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshThursday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday 8 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.