Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 December 2116A 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 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 05:24Moonrise 15:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 December 2116

Thursday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 06:22 Fri, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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 08:25
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:42 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:34 to 14:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:24 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 06:22 Fri · Chaturdashi until 05:25 Sat
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:59, then Krittika until 12:11 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:01, then Siddha until 10:30 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:35 · Taitila until 06:22 Fri · Gara until 17:59 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
  • Moonset05:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise15:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiThursday 17 December
  • PradoshThursday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 30 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.