Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 December 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 12:17 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 09:26Moonrise 20:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 December 2046

Sunday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:45, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:09 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:26
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 to 13:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:09 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:21

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

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
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 14:45 · Chaturthi until 13:49 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:54, then Pushya until 09:39 Mon
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:10, then Indra until 08:15 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:45 · Bava until 02:19 Mon · Balava until 13:49 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
  • Moonset09:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:21Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSunday 16 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:11 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.