Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 December 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 07:08 to 08:26. Gulika Kalam 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Rahu Kalam 13:35 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 11:32Moonrise 23:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 December 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 04:04 Fri, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:35 to 14:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:08 to 08:26
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:43 to 11:00
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:32
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:35 to 14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 04:04 Fri · Ashtami until 04:06 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:43 Fri, then Uttara Phalguni until 03:18 Sat
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:06, then Ayushman until 19:43 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:20 · Bava until 04:04 Fri · Balava until 15:59 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.