Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 7 December 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 17:24. Rahu Kalam 08:19 to 09:37. Yamaganda 10:55 to 12:13. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:33. Gulika Kalam 13:30 to 14:48.00061218Moonset 11:16Moonrise 22:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 7 December 2009

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 20:37, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 7 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:19 to 09:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:19 to 09:37
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:55 to 12:13
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:16
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:33
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:30 to 14:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:56

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 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 20:37 · Saptami until 18:35 Tue
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:29, then Magha until 13:03 Tue
  • YogaIndra, Vaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:05, then Vaidhriti until 04:03 Tue, then Vishkambha until 01:17 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:45 · Vanija until 20:37 · Vishti until 07:33 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiMonday 7 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 12 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:05 and 09:09.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.