Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 December 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 07:10 to 08:27. Gulika Kalam 09:44 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Rahu Kalam 13:37 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 05:22Moonrise 14:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 December 2045

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 11:11, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:37 to 14:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:10 to 08:27
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:44 to 11:02
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:37 to 14:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:22 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 11:11 · Trayodashi until 10:08 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:15 Fri, then Rohini until 05:21 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:19, then Sadhya until 18:04 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:11 · Kaulava until 22:45 · Taitila until 10:08 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshThursday 21 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.