Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 27 December 2085A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:30. Gulika Kalam 09:47 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Rahu Kalam 13:40 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 04:35Moonrise 14:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 27 December 2085

Thursday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 05:15 Fri, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:40 to 14:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:12 to 08:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:47 to 11:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:40 to 14:57
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:35 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 05:15 Fri · Trayodashi until 04:54 Sat
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:44, then Krittika until 12:44 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:20, then Sadhya until 14:40 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:34 · Balava until 05:15 Fri · Kaulava until 17:01 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:25Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 27 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiThursday 27 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiFriday 11 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.