Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 December 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:36. Yamaganda 12:16 to 13:33. Gulika Kalam 14:51 to 16:08. Rahu Kalam 16:08 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 14:59Moonrise 04:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 December 2104

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 13:35, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 14 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:08 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:36
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:16 to 13:33
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:51 to 16:08
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:08 to 17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:59 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 13:35 · Trayodashi until 15:56 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:24, then Vishakha until 14:13 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:01, then Sukarma until 17:41 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:35 · Gara until 02:47 Mon · Vanija until 15:56 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSunday 14 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday 29 Dec after sunrise.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.