Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 December 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:41. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:37. Gulika Kalam 14:55 to 16:12. Rahu Kalam 16:12 to 17:30.00061218Moonrise 16:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 December 2007

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 10:02, then Purnima.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:12 to 17:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:37
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:55 to 16:12
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:12 to 17:30
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Purnima, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 10:02 · Purnima until 06:46 Mon · Pratipada until 03:49 Tue
  • NakshatraRohini, Mrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:24, then Mrigashira until 04:50 Mon, then Ardra until 02:34 Tue
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:06, then Shukla until 13:16 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:02 · Vishti until 20:22 · Bava until 06:46 Mon · Balava until 17:14 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise16:37Upper 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.

  • Full moonSunday 23 December
  • Purnima fastSunday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 09:19.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.