Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 December 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:43. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:39. Gulika Kalam 14:57 to 16:14. Rahu Kalam 16:14 to 17:32.00061218Moonset 00:45Moonrise 12:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 December 1987

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 02:58 Mon, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:14 to 17:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:43
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:08
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:57 to 16:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:14 to 17:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:45 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 02:58 Mon · Navami until 02:15 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:46 Mon, then Revati until 00:38 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:17 Mon, then Parigha until 01:30 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:31 · Bava until 02:58 Mon · Balava until 14:33 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise12:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 27 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:28 and 09:17.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.