Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 December 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 12:17 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 22:07Moonrise 11:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 December 2023

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 17:34, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
    2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:03
    3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
    4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 to 13:34
    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.22:07

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

    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
    • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 17:34 · Shashthi until 15:14 Mon
    • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:54 Mon, then Shatabhisha until 01:22 Tue
    • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:35 Mon, then Vajra until 21:31 Mon
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:34 · Kaulava until 04:23 Mon · Taitila until 15:14 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
    • Moonset22:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise11:03Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraShobhakritThe 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

    • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday 24 Dec after sunrise.
    • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.