Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 December 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 07:07 to 08:24. Gulika Kalam 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Rahu Kalam 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 16:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 December 2066

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 09:15, then Amavasya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:34 to 14:52. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:07 to 08:24
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:42 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:34 to 14:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Amavasya, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 09:15 · Amavasya until 05:48 Fri · Pratipada until 02:12 Sat
  • NakshatraAnuradha, Jyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:37, then Jyeshtha until 04:55 Fri, then Mula until 02:04 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, Shula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:11, then Shula until 04:08 Fri, then Ganda until 23:58 Fri
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 09:15 · Chatushpada until 19:33 · Naga until 05:48 Fri · Kimstughna until 16:01 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiThursday 16 December
  • New moonThursday 16 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaThursday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.