Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 December 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:39. Yamaganda 12:18 to 13:35. Gulika Kalam 14:53 to 16:10. Rahu Kalam 16:10 to 17:28.00061218Moonset 16:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 December 2044

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 12:19, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:10 to 17:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:39
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 13:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:53 to 16:10
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:10 to 17:28
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 12:19 · Amavasya until 14:23 Mon
  • NakshatraJyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:11 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:07 Mon, then Ganda until 01:41 Tue
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 12:19 · Chatushpada until 01:19 Mon · Naga until 14:23 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaSunday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:27 and 17:35.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 31 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.