Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 30 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Yamaganda 07:13 to 08:31. Gulika Kalam 09:49 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:41 to 14:59.00061218Moonset 09:57Moonrise 20:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 30 December 2004

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 06:26 Fri, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 30 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:41 to 14:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:13 to 08:31
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:49 to 11:06
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:57
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:41 to 14:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:50

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 06:26 Fri · Panchami until 08:27 Sat
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:55, then Magha until 01:28 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:01, then Priti until 19:33 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:19 · Balava until 06:26 Fri · Kaulava until 19:29 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:50Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 30 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 30 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.