Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 December 2025A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:37. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:29.00061218Moonset 18:29Moonrise 08:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 December 2025

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 09:12, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
    2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:17
    3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
    4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:37
    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.18:29

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
    • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 09:12 · Dwitiya until 10:52 Mon
    • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:36 Mon, then Uttara Ashadha until 05:32 Tue
    • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:36, then Dhruva until 16:41 Mon
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:12 · Balava until 22:04 · Kaulava until 10:52 Mon

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
    • Moonset18:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise08:17Upper 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
    • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
    • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:27 and 17:34.
    • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 31 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.