Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 December 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:29.00061218Moonset 23:12Moonrise 11:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 December 2020

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 14:53, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:36
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:54 to 16:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:12

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

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
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 14:53 · Saptami until 16:16 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:01, then Purva Bhadrapada until 23:03 Mon
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:02, then Siddhi until 11:51 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:53 · Gara until 03:29 Mon · Vanija until 16:16 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
  • Moonset23:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:31 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.