Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 December 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:24 to 09:42. Yamaganda 10:59 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 04:40Moonrise 15:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 December 2002

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 20:22, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:24 to 09:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:24 to 09:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:59 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:34 to 14:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:40 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 20:22 · Trayodashi until 22:18 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:32 Tue, then Krittika until 02:51 Wed
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:09, then Siddha until 23:28 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:15 · Balava until 20:22 · Kaulava until 09:24 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise15:05Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiMonday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 07:55.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.