Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 December 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 12:16 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 14:51 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 20:58Moonrise 10:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 December 1985

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 19:31, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:09 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:22
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:16 to 13:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:51 to 16:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:09 to 17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:58

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 19:31 · Panchami until 18:25 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:02 Mon, then Dhanishtha until 04:55 Tue
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:33 Mon, then Harshana until 02:43 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:22 · Vishti until 19:31 · Bava until 06:52 Mon · Balava until 18:25 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 15 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.