Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 December 2136A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:41. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:37. Gulika Kalam 14:55 to 16:12. Rahu Kalam 16:12 to 17:30.00061218Moonset 17:26Moonrise 07:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 December 2136

Sunday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 12:07, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:12 to 17:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:17
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:41
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:55 to 16:12
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:12 to 17:30
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:26
  8. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 12:07 · Pratipada until 08:21 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:41, then Purva Ashadha until 20:49 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:11, then Vriddhi until 09:52 Mon
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 12:07 · Kimstughna until 22:13 · Bava until 08:21 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSunday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:28 and 17:36.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 3 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 07:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.