Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 December 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:35. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:31. Gulika Kalam 09:49 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:42 to 14:59.00061218Moonset 12:10Moonrise 01:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 December 2026

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 12:33, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:42 to 14:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:31
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:49 to 11:06
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:45
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:10
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:42 to 14:59
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:26 Fri

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 12:33 · Navami until 13:11 Fri
    • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:14, then Chitra until 17:30 Fri
    • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:27, then Atiganda until 11:44 Fri
    • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:33 · Taitila until 00:47 Fri · Gara until 13:11 Fri

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
    • Moonset12:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise01:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

    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.

    • ashtamiThursday 31 December

    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.