Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 December 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 07:04 to 08:22. Gulika Kalam 09:39 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 13:32 to 14:50.00061218Moonrise 17:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 December 2019

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 10:42, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:32 to 14:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:04 to 08:22
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:39 to 10:57
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:32 to 14:50
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:40

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 10:42 · Pratipada until 09:57 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:18 Fri, then Ardra until 05:50 Sat
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:50, then Shubha until 11:59 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:42 · Balava until 22:23 · Kaulava until 09:57 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonThursday 12 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:11 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.