Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 December 2029A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 07:09 to 08:26. Gulika Kalam 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Rahu Kalam 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonrise 17:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 December 2029

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 04:17 Fri, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 20 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.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:09 to 08:26
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:44 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:36 to 14:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 04:17 Fri · Pratipada until 05:37 Sat
  • NakshatraMrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:24 Fri
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:01, then Shukla until 22:00 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:27 · Bava until 04:17 Fri · Balava until 17:00 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSaumyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonThursday 20 December
  • Purnima fastThursday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 31 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.