Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 December 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:37. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:12. Rahu Kalam 16:12 to 17:29.00061218Moonset 13:04Moonrise 02:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 December 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 06:09 Mon, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:12 to 17:29. 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 12:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:37
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:04
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:54 to 16:12
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:12 to 17:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:33 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

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
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 06:09 Mon · Ekadashi until 07:59 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:23 Mon, then Swati until 08:41 Tue
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:35, then Atiganda until 18:40 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:25 · Vishti until 06:09 Mon · Bava until 19:01 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.