Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 December 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 07:11 to 08:29. Gulika Kalam 09:46 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:42. Rahu Kalam 13:38 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 09:39Moonrise 21:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 December 2048

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 22:13, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:38 to 14:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:11 to 08:29
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:46 to 11:03
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:42
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:38 to 14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:12

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 22:13 · Panchami until 00:02 Sat
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:10 Fri, then Magha until 06:20 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:11, then Vishkambha until 11:35 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:09 · Balava until 22:13 · Kaulava until 11:11 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 24 December

Next Ekadashi

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