Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 December 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 12:17 to 13:35. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:10. Rahu Kalam 16:10 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 23:21Moonrise 11:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 December 2034

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 11:29, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:10 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:30
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 to 13:35
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:10
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:10 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:21

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 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 11:29 · Saptami until 11:30 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:28 Mon, then Purva Bhadrapada until 00:42 Tue
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:48, then Siddhi until 20:23 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:29 · Gara until 23:35 · Vanija until 11:30 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
  • Moonset23:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiThursday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:22 and 17:29.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 22 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.