Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 07:09 to 08:27. Gulika Kalam 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Rahu Kalam 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 00:51Moonrise 12:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 December 2012

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 23:16, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:36 to 14:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:09 to 08:27
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:44 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:36 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:51 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 23:16 · Navami until 00:44 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:15, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 09:48 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:41, then Variyan until 23:39 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:49 · Bava until 23:16 · Balava until 11:55 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise12:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 20 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.