Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 23 December 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 07:11 to 08:28. Gulika Kalam 09:45 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Rahu Kalam 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 10:20Moonrise 21:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 23 December 2021

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 18:28, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:38 to 14:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:11 to 08:28
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:45 to 11:03
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:20
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:38 to 14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:10

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 18:28 · Panchami until 19:35 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:41 Fri, then Magha until 04:10 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:11, then Vishkambha until 12:00 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:28 · Kaulava until 07:05 Fri · Taitila until 19:35 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.