Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 December 2027A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 07:07 to 08:24. Gulika Kalam 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Rahu Kalam 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 09:30Moonrise 20:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 December 2027

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 13:22, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:34 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 08:24
    3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:30
    4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:42 to 10:59
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:34 to 14:52
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:25

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
    • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 13:22 · Chaturthi until 10:35 Fri
    • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:13, then Pushya until 07:08 Fri
    • YogaBrahma, Indra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:42, then Indra until 06:11 Fri, then Vaidhriti until 02:47 Sat
    • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:22 · Bava until 23:58 · Balava until 10:35 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
    • Moonset09:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise20:25Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraPlavangaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Dhanu sankrantiThursday 16 December
    • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 16 December

    Next Ekadashi

    • Saphala EkadashiThursday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:11 and 09:14.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.