Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 December 2096A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:38. Gulika Kalam 14:55 to 16:13. Rahu Kalam 16:13 to 17:30.00061218Moonset 01:25Moonrise 12:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 December 2096

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:38, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:13 to 17:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:38
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:55 to 16:13
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:13 to 17:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:25 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 09:38 · Navami until 08:11 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:50, then Revati until 14:52 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:27 Mon, then Parigha until 22:43 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:38 · Balava until 20:59 · Kaulava until 08:11 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise12:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:46 and 09:15.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 26 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.