Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 December 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:36. Yamaganda 12:16 to 13:33. Gulika Kalam 14:51 to 16:08. Rahu Kalam 16:08 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 12:11Moonrise 00:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 December 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:11
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:16 to 13:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:51 to 16:08
  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.00:28 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

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
  • TithiAshtamiThe eighth lunar day of the waning MoonAshtami until 07:34 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:54, then Uttara Phalguni until 17:43 Mon
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:12, then Ayushman until 18:53 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:21 · Kaulava until 07:34 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
  • Moonset12:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe 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 EkadashiThursday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:09 and 09:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.