Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 December 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:29. Gulika Kalam 09:47 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Rahu Kalam 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 17:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 December 2019

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 10:43, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:39 to 14:56. 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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:39 to 14:56
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 10:43 · Pratipada until 10:40 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:50, then Purva Ashadha until 17:30 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:06, then Dhruva until 21:03 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 10:43 · Kimstughna until 22:37 · Bava until 10:40 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 26 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:30 and 17:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.