Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 December 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 12:16 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 23:37Moonrise 11:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 December 2007

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 04:20 Mon, then Ashtami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:42
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:16 to 13:34
  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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:37

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 04:20 Mon · Ashtami until 03:06 Tue
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:05, then Purva Bhadrapada until 19:40 Mon
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:37, then Siddhi until 17:35 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:44 · Vanija until 04:20 Mon · Vishti until 15:48 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSunday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiThursday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:10 and 09:13.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.