Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 December 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:29.00061218Moonrise 17:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 December 2048

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 12:09, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:36
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:54 to 16:11
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:29
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:39

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 12:09 · Pratipada until 14:51 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:33, then Ardra until 19:40 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:46, then Shukla until 08:44 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:09 · Balava until 01:30 Mon · Kaulava until 14:51 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:39Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonSunday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 31 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:14 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.