Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:43. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:39. Gulika Kalam 14:57 to 16:14. Rahu Kalam 16:14 to 17:32.00061218Moonset 08:25Moonrise 19:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 December 2015

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 14:42, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:14 to 17:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:25
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:43
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:57 to 16:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:14 to 17:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 14:42 · Tritiya until 14:43 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:19, then Pushya until 11:49 Mon
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:10, then Vaidhriti until 13:58 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 14:42 · Vanija until 02:37 Mon · Vishti until 14:43 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:30 and 17:38.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.