Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 December 2060A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:25. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:36. Yamaganda 12:15 to 13:33. Gulika Kalam 14:50 to 16:08. Rahu Kalam 16:08 to 17:25.00061218Moonset 11:20Moonrise 22:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 December 2060

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 09:08, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:08 to 17:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:20
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:36
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:15 to 13:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:50 to 16:08
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:08 to 17:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:24

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 09:08 · Shashthi until 09:09 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:08, then Magha until 16:59 Mon
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:11, then Vishkambha until 21:21 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:08 · Gara until 21:02 · Vanija until 09:09 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:09 and 09:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.