Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 31 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:35. Rahu Kalam 08:31 to 09:49. Yamaganda 11:07 to 12:24. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 13:42 to 15:00.00061218Moonset 08:54Moonrise 20:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 31 December 2012

Monday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 21:04, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:31 to 09:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:31 to 09:49
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:54
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:07 to 12:24
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:45
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:42 to 15:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 21:04 · Chaturthi until 22:00 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:08, then Ashlesha until 11:46 Tue
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:22 Tue, then Priti until 04:48 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:26 · Vishti until 21:04 · Bava until 09:35 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:23Upper 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
  • 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

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.