Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:29.00061218Moonset 15:28Moonrise 05:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 December 2003

Sunday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 22:23, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:36
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:54 to 16:11
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:28
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:50 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 22:23 · Chaturdashi until 18:49 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, Anuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:21, then Anuradha until 06:37 Mon, then Jyeshtha until 03:46 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:55, then Shula until 17:45 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:06 · Vanija until 22:23 · Vishti until 08:37 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSunday 21 December
  • PradoshSunday 21 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 09:19.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.