Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 4 January 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:38. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:32. Gulika Kalam 09:50 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:44 to 15:02.00061218Moonset 14:58Moonrise 05:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 4 January 2046

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 07:44, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 4 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:44 to 15:02. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:50 to 11:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:44 to 15:02
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:42 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:44 · Trayodashi until 07:59 Fri
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:51, then Jyeshtha until 14:47 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:00 Fri, then Vriddhi until 01:16 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:44 · Gara until 19:48 · Vanija until 07:59 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshThursday 4 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:36 and 17:49.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.