Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 December 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 07:08 to 08:25. Gulika Kalam 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Rahu Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 18:15Moonrise 07:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 December 2104

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 20:34, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:35 to 14:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:08 to 08:25
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:43 to 11:00
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 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.18:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 20:34 · Dwitiya until 21:11 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:22, then Purva Ashadha until 21:32 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:50, then Vriddhi until 17:12 Fri
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 08:05 · Bava until 20:34 · Balava until 08:56 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:34Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday 29 Dec after sunrise.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.