Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 27 December 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:30. Gulika Kalam 09:47 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:43. Rahu Kalam 13:40 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 17:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 27 December 2046

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 16:09, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:40 to 14:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:12 to 08:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:47 to 11:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:43
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:40 to 14:57
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 16:09 · Pratipada until 15:06 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:42, then Purva Ashadha until 19:23 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:46, then Dhruva until 20:50 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 16:09 · Kimstughna until 03:33 Fri · Bava until 15:06 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 27 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaThursday 27 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:31 and 17:40.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 8 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 07:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.