Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 December 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:25 to 09:43. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 15:23Moonrise 05:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 December 2006

Monday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 19:24, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:25 to 09:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:25 to 09:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:35 to 14:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:57 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 19:24 · Chaturdashi until 19:45 Tue
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:31, then Anuradha until 10:38 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:07 Tue, then Shula until 04:01 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 19:24 · Vishti until 07:39 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:57Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriMonday 18 December
  • PradoshMonday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:17.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.