Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 December 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:33. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:40. Gulika Kalam 14:58 to 16:15. Rahu Kalam 16:15 to 17:33.00061218Moonrise 17:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 December 2031

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 23:03, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:15 to 17:33. 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.12:02 to 12:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:40
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:58 to 16:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:15 to 17:33
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

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
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 23:03 · Pratipada until 01:19 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:30, then Ardra until 14:07 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:59, then Brahma until 14:32 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:00 · Bava until 23:03 · Balava until 12:10 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonSunday 28 December
  • Purnima fastSunday 28 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.