Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 25 December 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Yamaganda 12:21 to 13:39. Gulika Kalam 14:56 to 16:14. Rahu Kalam 16:14 to 17:31.00061218Moonset 22:47Moonrise 10:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 25 December 2044

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 05:28 Mon, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:14 to 17:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:21 to 13:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:56 to 16:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:14 to 17:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:47

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 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 05:28 Mon · Saptami until 07:00 Tue
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:47 Mon, then Purva Bhadrapada until 02:56 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:35 Mon, then Vyatipata until 06:36 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:27 · Taitila until 05:28 Mon · Gara until 18:19 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:59Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • shashthiSunday 25 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.