Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 December 2085A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 12:17 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 16:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 December 2085

Sunday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 04:09 Mon, then Pratipada.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:09 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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 to 13:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:09
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:09 to 17:27
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

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
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 04:09 Mon · Pratipada until 02:22 Tue
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:05 Mon, then Mula until 01:59 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:10 Mon, then Ganda until 23:32 Mon
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 16:53 · Naga until 04:09 Mon · Kimstughna until 15:19 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
  • Moonset16:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSunday 16 December
  • New moonSunday 16 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaSunday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:25 and 17:32.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 27 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.