Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:24 to 09:42. Yamaganda 10:59 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 06:46Moonrise 16:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 December 2013

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 12:51, then Purnima.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:24 to 09:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:24 to 09:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:59 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:34 to 14:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:46 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 12:51 · Purnima until 14:58 Tue
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:34, then Mrigashira until 01:14 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:01, then Shubha until 21:34 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:51 · Vishti until 01:53 Tue · Bava until 14:58 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise16:50Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiMonday 16 December
  • Purnima fastMonday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.