Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 31 December 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:35. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:24 to 13:42. Gulika Kalam 15:00 to 16:17. Rahu Kalam 16:17 to 17:35.00061218Moonset 13:24Moonrise 02:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 31 December 2056

Sunday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:14, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:17 to 17:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 13:42
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:24
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:00 to 16:17
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:17 to 17:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:30 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then Dashami, then EkadashiThe ninth, tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 09:14 · Dashami until 06:50 Mon · Ekadashi until 04:03 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:31, then Swati until 12:43 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:42, then Sukarma until 07:31 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:14 · Vanija until 20:05 · Vishti until 06:50 Mon · Bava until 17:29 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 09:17 and 09:18.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.