Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 25 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Yamaganda 12:21 to 13:39. Gulika Kalam 14:56 to 16:14. Rahu Kalam 16:14 to 17:31.00061218Moonset 14:54Moonrise 04:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 25 December 2016

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 06:07 Mon, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:14 to 17:31. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:21 to 13:39
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:56 to 16:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:14 to 17:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:22 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

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
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 06:07 Mon · Trayodashi until 08:30 Tue
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:37 Mon, then Anuradha until 06:27 Tue
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:06, then Dhriti until 08:57 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:51 · Taitila until 06:07 Mon · Gara until 19:20 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe 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

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:41.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 9 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.