Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 December 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 07:07 to 08:25. Gulika Kalam 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Rahu Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 00:48Moonrise 12:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 December 2026

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 23:26, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

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

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

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:07 to 08:25
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:42 to 11:00
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
    5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:16
    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.00:48 Fri

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 23:26 · Navami until 23:15 Fri
    • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:31, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 16:10 Fri
    • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:22, then Vyatipata until 12:19 Fri
    • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:13 · Bava until 23:26 · Balava until 11:27 Fri

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
    • Moonset00:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
    • Moonrise12:16Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • ashtamiThursday 17 December

    Next Ekadashi

    • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.