Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 December 2073A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 12:17 to 13:35. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:10. Rahu Kalam 16:10 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 09:09Moonrise 20:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 December 2073

Sunday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 21:19, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:10 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:09
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 to 13:35
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:10
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:10 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:06

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

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
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 21:19 · Chaturthi until 21:13 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:44, then Pushya until 14:20 Mon
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:50, then Indra until 10:41 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:13 · Vishti until 21:19 · Bava until 09:19 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
  • Moonset09:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe 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 EkadashiSunday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday 26 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 25 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.