Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Rahu Kalam 08:23 to 09:41. Yamaganda 10:58 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 11:54Moonrise 23:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 December 2003

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 11:37, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:23 to 09:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:23 to 09:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:58 to 12:16
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:54
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:37
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:34 to 14:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:17

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 11:37 · Saptami until 11:30 Tue
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:05, then Purva Phalguni until 16:26 Tue
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:36, then Priti until 16:11 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:37 · Vishti until 23:38 · Bava until 11:30 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiMonday 15 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:21 and 17:28.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.