Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 December 2144A 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 11:48Moonrise 00:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 December 2144

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 16:43, then Ashtami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:48
  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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:09 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 16:43 · Ashtami until 15:18 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:24, then Uttara Phalguni until 20:33 Fri
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:05, then Ayushman until 18:40 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:43 · Balava until 04:04 Fri · Kaulava until 15:18 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
  • Moonset11:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiThursday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday 22 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.