Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 December 2105A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 07:11 to 08:28. Gulika Kalam 09:45 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Rahu Kalam 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 09:30Moonrise 21:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 December 2105

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 00:14 Fri, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:38 to 14:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:11 to 08:28
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:30
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:45 to 11:03
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:38 to 14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:06

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 00:14 Fri · Panchami until 22:31 Fri
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:31, then Ashlesha until 08:00 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:42, then Vishkambha until 16:56 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:23 · Balava until 00:14 Fri · Kaulava until 11:17 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 24 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 24 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 31 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:27 and 17:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.