Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 12:17 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 01:22Moonrise 13:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 December 2018

Sunday in New Delhi.

Navami all day.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:09 to 17:27. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 to 13:34
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:09
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:09 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:22 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavamiThe ninth lunar day of the waxing MoonNavami until 07:29 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:08 Mon, then Revati until 04:17 Tue
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:47 Mon, then Variyan until 01:08 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:57 · Kaulava until 07:29 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSunday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday 20 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 19 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.