Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 25 December 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Rahu Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Yamaganda 11:04 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 22:28Moonrise 10:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 25 December 2006

Monday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 12:59, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:29 to 09:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:29 to 09:46
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:53
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:04 to 12:21
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:42
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:39 to 14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 12:59 · Shashthi until 11:10 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, Shatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:17, then Shatabhisha until 07:09 Tue, then Purva Bhadrapada until 05:56 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:54, then Siddhi until 12:11 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:59 · Kaulava until 00:05 Tue · Taitila until 11:10 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:53Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.