Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 December 2038A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:35. Yamaganda 12:15 to 13:32. Gulika Kalam 14:50 to 16:08. Rahu Kalam 16:08 to 17:25.00061218Moonset 07:24Moonrise 17:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 December 2038

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 00:59 Mon, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:08 to 17:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:24
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:15 to 13:32
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:50 to 16:08
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:08 to 17:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 00:59 Mon · Dwitiya until 02:37 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:26, then Ardra until 23:36 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:09 Mon, then Shukla until 04:14 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:02 · Kaulava until 00:59 Mon · Taitila until 13:51 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise17:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKalayuktaThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.