Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 23 December 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Rahu Kalam 08:28 to 09:45. Yamaganda 11:03 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 13:37 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 10:09Moonrise 20:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 23 December 2002

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 23:32, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:28 to 09:45. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:28 to 09:45
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:09
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:03 to 12:20
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:41
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:37 to 14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:57

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 23:32 · Panchami until 22:18 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, Ashlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:16, then Ashlesha until 06:53 Tue, then Magha until 06:11 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:30, then Vishkambha until 15:21 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:03 · Balava until 23:32 · Kaulava until 10:57 Tue

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
  • Moonset10:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiMonday 23 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 07:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.