Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 December 2071A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 07:07 to 08:25. Gulika Kalam 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Rahu Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 14:39Moonrise 03:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 December 2071

Thursday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 07:08 and 09:11.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:35 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 08:25
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:42 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:35 to 14:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:58 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 14:03 · Dwadashi until 14:17 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:44 Fri, then Vishakha until 04:45 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:40 Fri, then Sukarma until 00:48 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:03 · Kaulava until 02:07 Fri · Taitila until 14:17 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
  • Moonset14:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 17 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:08 and 09:11.
  • Dhanu sankrantiThursday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 08:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.