Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 December 2099A 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 22:42Moonrise 11:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 December 2099

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 04:15 Fri, then Saptami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, shashthi

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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:16
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:35 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:42

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 04:15 Fri · Saptami until 06:35 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:37, then Shatabhisha until 18:10 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:42, then Vajra until 15:09 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:17 · Taitila until 04:15 Fri · Gara until 17:22 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
  • Moonset22:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiThursday 17 December
  • shashthiThursday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.