Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 24 December 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Rahu Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Yamaganda 11:03 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 13:38 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 19:17Moonrise 08:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 24 December 1984

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 15:25, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:29 to 09:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:29 to 09:46
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:55
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:03 to 12:21
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:38 to 14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:17

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 15:25 · Tritiya until 15:23 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:58 Tue, then Shravana until 04:52 Wed
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:35, then Vyaghata until 10:15 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:25 · Taitila until 03:19 Tue · Gara until 15:23 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:55Upper 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.

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

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 08:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.