Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 19 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 12:18 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 14:53 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:28.00061218Moonset 01:19Moonrise 12:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 19 December 2004

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:56, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:28. 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 12:39
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 13:36
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:53 to 16:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:19 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 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 09:56 · Navami until 10:01 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:46, then Revati until 23:46 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:31, then Variyan until 14:30 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:56 · Balava until 21:53 · Kaulava until 10:01 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise12:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 19 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.