Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:25 to 09:42. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 21:59Moonrise 10:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 December 2012

Monday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 23:41, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:25 to 09:42. 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 09:42
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:17
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:17
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:35 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:59

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 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 23:41 · Shashthi until 22:42 Tue
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:26, then Dhanishtha until 07:33 Tue
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:26 Tue, then Vajra until 01:32 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:30 · Balava until 23:41 · Kaulava until 11:05 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
  • Moonset21:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:17Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:30.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.