Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 12:17 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 20:56Moonrise 09:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 December 2012

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 01:29 Mon, then Panchami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

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

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:33
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 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.20:56

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 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 01:29 Mon · Panchami until 23:41 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:02, then Shravana until 08:26 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, Vyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:08, then Vyaghata until 06:00 Mon, then Harshana until 03:26 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:39 · Vishti until 01:29 Mon · Bava until 12:30 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSunday 16 December
  • chaturthiSunday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:30.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.