Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 07:09 to 08:26. Gulika Kalam 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Rahu Kalam 13:36 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 05:18Moonrise 15:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 December 2018

Thursday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 04:35 Fri, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:36 to 14:53. 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 08:26
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:44 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:36 to 14:53
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:18 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 04:35 Fri · Chaturdashi until 02:09 Sat
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:04 Fri, then Rohini until 01:22 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:25, then Sadhya until 16:24 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:35 · Taitila until 04:35 Fri · Gara until 15:26 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise15:37Upper 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.

  • PradoshThursday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:40 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.