Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 December 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:29.00061218Moonset 21:10Moonrise 09:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 December 2104

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:04, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:43
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:36
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:54 to 16:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:10

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 21:04 · Panchami until 20:21 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:32, then Dhanishtha until 22:25 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:50, then Harshana until 13:09 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:16 · Vishti until 21:04 · Bava until 08:46 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:43Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • chaturthiSunday 21 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.