Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 December 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 07:08 to 08:25. Gulika Kalam 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Rahu Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 20:13Moonrise 09:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 December 2020

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 15:18, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:35 to 14:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:08 to 08:25
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:38
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:42 to 11:00
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:35 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:13

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 15:18 · Chaturthi until 14:23 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:13, then Shravana until 19:04 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:03, then Vyaghata until 14:06 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:18 · Vanija until 02:45 Fri · Vishti until 14:23 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:31 and 09:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.