Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 December 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 07:09 to 08:27. Gulika Kalam 09:44 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Rahu Kalam 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 02:21Moonrise 13:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 December 2023

Thursday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:38, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:36 to 14:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:09 to 08:27
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:44 to 11:02
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
    5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:19
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:36 to 14:54
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:21 Fri

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
    • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 09:38 · Dashami until 08:17 Fri
    • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:09, then Ashwini until 21:36 Fri
    • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:27, then Parigha until 11:11 Fri
    • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:38 · Taitila until 20:56 · Gara until 08:17 Fri

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
    • Moonset02:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
    • Moonrise13:19Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraShobhakritThe 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 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday 24 Dec after sunrise.
    • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.