Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 December 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:36. Yamaganda 12:16 to 13:33. Gulika Kalam 14:51 to 16:08. Rahu Kalam 16:08 to 17:26.00061218Moonrise 17:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 December 1997

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 08:07, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 14 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:08 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:36
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:16 to 13:33
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:51 to 16:08
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:08 to 17:26
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:57

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 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first and second of the waning MoonPurnima until 08:07 · Pratipada until 06:58 Mon · Dwitiya until 06:25 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:47, then Ardra until 22:38 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:33 Mon, then Shukla until 22:44 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:07 · Balava until 19:28 · Kaulava until 06:58 Mon · Taitila until 18:36 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day 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
  • Moonrise17:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonSunday 14 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:12 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.