Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 December 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:28.00061218Moonset 20:55Moonrise 09:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 December 2009

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 03:02 Mon, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:36
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:54 to 16:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 03:02 Mon · Panchami until 05:46 Tue
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:25 Mon, then Dhanishtha until 06:33 Tue
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:45, then Harshana until 18:45 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:39 · Vishti until 03:02 Mon · Bava until 16:25 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:46Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • chaturthiSunday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.