Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 13 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 07:05 to 08:23. Gulika Kalam 09:40 to 10:58. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:36. Rahu Kalam 13:33 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 17:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 13 December 2012

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 14:12, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:33 to 14:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:05 to 08:23
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:40 to 10:58
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:36
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:33 to 14:51
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 14:12 · Pratipada until 10:30 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:48, then Mula until 14:54 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:58, then Ganda until 16:45 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 14:12 · Kimstughna until 00:20 Fri · Bava until 10:30 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonThursday 13 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaThursday 13 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:30.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.