Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 25 December 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:29. Gulika Kalam 09:46 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Rahu Kalam 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 15:37Moonrise 06:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 25 December 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 12:37, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:39 to 14:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:12 to 08:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:46 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:39 to 14:56
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:15 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 12:37 · Chaturdashi until 15:13 Fri
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:12, then Jyeshtha until 17:13 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:31, then Ganda until 21:24 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:37 · Vishti until 01:54 Fri · Shakuni until 15:13 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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.

  • Monthly ShivaratriThursday 25 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:16 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.