Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 13 December 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:36. Yamaganda 12:15 to 13:33. Gulika Kalam 14:50 to 16:08. Rahu Kalam 16:08 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 14:50Moonrise 05:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 13 December 2009

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 14:36, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:08 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:36
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:15 to 13:33
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:50 to 16:08
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:08 to 17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:02 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 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 14:36 · Trayodashi until 15:07 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:50, then Vishakha until 12:52 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:23, then Sukarma until 15:37 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:36 · Gara until 02:48 Mon · Vanija until 15:07 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSunday 13 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:17.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.