Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 6 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 07:00 to 08:18. Gulika Kalam 09:36 to 10:54. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Rahu Kalam 13:30 to 14:48.00061218Moonset 12:04Moonrise 00:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 6 December 2012

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 09:04, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:30 to 14:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:00 to 08:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:36 to 10:54
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:30 to 14:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:20 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 09:04 · Ashtami until 08:48 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:08, then Purva Phalguni until 07:31 Fri
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:41, then Priti until 21:55 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:04 · Balava until 21:01 · Kaulava until 08:48 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:20Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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

  • Utpanna EkadashiSunday 9 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 09:03 and 09:07.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.