Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 December 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:37. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:29.00061218Moonset 17:04Moonrise 07:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 December 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 09:16, then Amavasya.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:29. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:37
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:54 to 16:11
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:29
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:02 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

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
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Amavasya, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 09:16 · Amavasya until 07:06 Mon · Pratipada until 04:31 Tue
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:57, then Mula until 19:14 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:05, then Ganda until 09:03 Mon
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 09:16 · Chatushpada until 20:15 · Naga until 07:06 Mon · Kimstughna until 17:51 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSunday 21 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaSunday 21 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.