Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 December 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 12:17 to 13:35. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 14:44Moonrise 04:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 December 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 18:26, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:09 to 17:27. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 to 13:35
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:44
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:09 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:56 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 18:26 · Trayodashi until 19:24 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:46, then Vishakha until 09:31 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:45 Mon, then Dhriti until 05:07 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 18:26 · Gara until 07:00 Mon · Vanija until 19:24 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe 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

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.