Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 December 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 07:11 to 08:28. Gulika Kalam 09:46 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Rahu Kalam 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 07:26Moonrise 17:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 December 2026

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 03:08 Fri, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:11 to 08:28
    3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:26
    4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:46 to 11:03
    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.17:47

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
    • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 03:08 Fri · Dwitiya until 23:26 Fri
    • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:47 Fri, then Punarvasu until 22:50 Fri
    • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:51, then Brahma until 08:29 Fri
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:02 · Kaulava until 03:08 Fri · Taitila until 13:15 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
    • Moonset07:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise17:47Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe 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

    • Saphala EkadashiSunday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.