Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 December 2090A 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 14:39Moonrise 04:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 December 2090

Sunday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:35, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:08 and 09:11.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 to 13:35
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:39
  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.04:00 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

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
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 14:35 · Dwadashi until 12:24 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:46 Mon, then Vishakha until 01:19 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:45 Mon, then Sukarma until 21:46 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:35 · Kaulava until 01:29 Mon · Taitila until 12:24 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
  • Moonset14:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:00Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSadharanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 17 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:08 and 09:11.
  • Dhanu sankrantiSunday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.