Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 9 December 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Rahu Kalam 08:20 to 09:38. Yamaganda 10:56 to 12:14. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 13:31 to 14:49.00061218Moonset 16:30Moonrise 06:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 9 December 1996

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 00:44 Tue, then Amavasya.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 9 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:20 to 09:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:20 to 09:38
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:56 to 12:14
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:31 to 14:49
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:18 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 00:44 Tue · Amavasya until 22:26 Tue
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:34, then Anuradha until 08:18 Tue
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:53, then Dhriti until 16:54 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:41 · Shakuni until 00:44 Tue · Chatushpada until 11:39 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriMonday 9 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:10 and 09:13.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.