Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 December 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:43. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:39. Gulika Kalam 14:57 to 16:14. Rahu Kalam 16:14 to 17:32.00061218Moonset 14:18Moonrise 04:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 December 2043

Sunday is Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Monday between 07:13 and 07:55.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:14 to 17:32. 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.12:01 to 12:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:39
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:18
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:57 to 16:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:14 to 17:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:34 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

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
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:55 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:02 Mon, then Anuradha until 06:03 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:23 Mon, then Shula until 07:16 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:36 · Taitila until 07:55 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 27 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:13 and 07:55.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 11 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.