Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 12:16 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 14:51 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 05:56Moonrise 16:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 December 2013

Sunday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 11:00, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:09 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:16 to 13:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:51 to 16:09
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:09 to 17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:56 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 11:00 · Chaturdashi until 12:51 Mon
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:09, then Rohini until 22:34 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:38, then Sadhya until 21:01 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:00 · Gara until 23:53 · Vanija until 12:51 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise16:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.