Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:29. Gulika Kalam 09:47 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Rahu Kalam 13:39 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 12:30Moonrise 01:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 December 2013

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 07:38, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:39 to 14:57. 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.09:47 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:39 to 14:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:32 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 07:38 · Navami until 07:42 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:32, then Chitra until 20:45 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:37 Fri, then Atiganda until 23:00 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:38 · Taitila until 19:46 · Gara until 07:42 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:32Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 26 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.