Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 December 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 12:18 to 13:35. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:10. Rahu Kalam 16:10 to 17:27.00061218Moonrise 17:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 December 1994

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 07:47, then Pratipada.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:10 to 17:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 13:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:10
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:10 to 17:27
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:53

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 07:47 · Pratipada until 09:48 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:49, then Ardra until 19:10 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:12, then Shukla until 12:34 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:47 · Balava until 20:50 · Kaulava until 09:48 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.