Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 December 2051A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 12:17 to 13:35. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:27.00061218Moonrise 17:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 December 2051

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 21:35, then Pratipada.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 to 13:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:09
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:09 to 17:27
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27

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 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 21:35 · Pratipada until 18:46 Mon
  • NakshatraRohini, Mrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:01, then Mrigashira until 06:44 Mon, then Ardra until 04:49 Tue
  • YogaSadhya, Shubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:12, then Shubha until 04:30 Mon, then Shukla until 01:05 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:07 · Bava until 21:35 · Balava until 08:08 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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSunday 17 December
  • Full moonSunday 17 December
  • Purnima fastSunday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 08:41 and 09:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.