Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 December 2116A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:43. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:39. Gulika Kalam 14:57 to 16:14. Rahu Kalam 16:14 to 17:32.00061218Moonset 12:37Moonrise 01:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 December 2116

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:35, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:14 to 17:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:39
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:57 to 16:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:14 to 17:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:30 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 09:35 · Navami until 08:03 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:10, then Chitra until 21:26 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:36 Mon, then Atiganda until 00:18 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:35 · Taitila until 20:47 · Gara until 08:03 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 27 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 30 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.