Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 26 December 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:39. Gulika Kalam 14:56 to 16:14. Rahu Kalam 16:14 to 17:31.00061218Moonset 01:03Moonrise 12:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 26 December 2055

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 17:15, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:39
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:43
  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.01:03 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

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
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 17:15 · Navami until 19:48 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:33, then Revati until 21:31 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:36 Mon, then Parigha until 01:26 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:15 · Balava until 06:32 Mon · Kaulava until 19:48 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
  • Moonset01:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise12:43Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 26 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:14 and 09:17.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.