Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 13 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 07:05 to 08:22. Gulika Kalam 09:40 to 10:58. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:36. Rahu Kalam 13:33 to 14:50.00061218Moonset 22:43Moonrise 11:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 13 December 2018

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 01:49 Fri, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:33 to 14:50. 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 08:22
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:40 to 10:58
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:27
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:36
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:33 to 14:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:43

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 01:49 Fri · Saptami until 04:16 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:45, then Shatabhisha until 22:42 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:37 Fri, then Vajra until 01:24 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:29 · Taitila until 01:49 Fri · Gara until 15:06 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
  • Moonset22:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 13 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday 20 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 19 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.