Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 December 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 07:06 to 08:23. Gulika Kalam 09:41 to 10:58. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:37. Rahu Kalam 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 10:24Moonrise 22:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 December 2011

Thursday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 21:36, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:34 to 14:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:06 to 08:23
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:41 to 10:58
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:24
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:34 to 14:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 21:36 · Shashthi until 20:35 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:52, then Magha until 22:27 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:56, then Vishkambha until 21:53 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:57 · Taitila until 21:36 · Gara until 09:09 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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 EkadashiWednesday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 07:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.