Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 25 December 2053A 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 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Rahu Kalam 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonrise 17:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 25 December 2053

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 14:53, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:39 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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:46 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:39 to 14:56
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:46

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 14:53 · Pratipada until 11:11 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:31, then Ardra until 07:34 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:35, then Brahma until 12:17 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:53 · Balava until 01:02 Fri · 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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonThursday 25 December
  • Purnima fastThursday 25 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.