Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 29 December 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Rahu Kalam 08:31 to 09:48. Yamaganda 11:06 to 12:23. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:44. Gulika Kalam 13:41 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 17:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 29 December 1997

Monday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 22:27, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 29 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:31 to 09:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:31 to 09:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:06 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:44
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:41 to 14:58
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 22:27 · Pratipada until 20:58 Tue
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:56, then Purva Ashadha until 20:08 Tue
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:39, then Dhruva until 17:16 Tue
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 11:01 · Naga until 22:27 · Kimstughna until 09:45 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonMonday 29 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaMonday 29 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:31 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.