Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 December 2113A 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 02:06Moonrise 13:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 December 2113

Sunday in New Delhi.

Navami until 13:54, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:09 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:06 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

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
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 13:54 · Dashami until 11:27 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:56, then Revati until 10:13 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:20, then Variyan until 09:09 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:54 · Taitila until 00:43 Mon · Gara until 11:27 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
  • Moonset02:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 20 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 19 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.