Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 December 2065A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:28.00061218Moonset 11:47Moonrise 00:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 December 2065

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 11:04, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:28. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:36
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:54 to 16:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:26 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

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
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 11:04 · Ashtami until 10:11 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:29, then Uttara Phalguni until 08:17 Mon
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:04 Mon, then Saubhagya until 21:50 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:04 · Balava until 22:42 · Kaulava until 10:11 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe 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 EkadashiWednesday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:53 and 09:14.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.