Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Yamaganda 07:13 to 08:31. Gulika Kalam 09:49 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:42 to 14:59.00061218Moonset 11:06Moonrise 23:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 December 2015

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 19:06, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:42 to 14:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:13 to 08:31
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:49 to 11:06
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:06
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:42 to 14:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:13

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 19:06 · Saptami until 21:39 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:30, then Uttara Phalguni until 20:27 Fri
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:42, then Saubhagya until 14:28 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 19:06 · Vishti until 08:20 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 31 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:30 and 17:38.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.