Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 December 2077A 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 18:12Moonrise 07:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 December 2077

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 15:44, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:56
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:42 to 10:59
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:34 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:12

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 15:44 · Dwitiya until 15:22 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:55, then Purva Ashadha until 18:06 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:30, then Vriddhi until 15:59 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:44 · Balava until 03:36 Fri · Kaulava until 15:22 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
  • Moonset18:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiThursday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:12 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.