Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 23 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Rahu Kalam 08:28 to 09:45. Yamaganda 11:03 to 12:20. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 10:46Moonrise 22:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 23 December 2013

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 05:16 Tue, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:28 to 09:45. 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.08:28 to 09:45
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:46
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:03 to 12:20
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:38 to 14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:48

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 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 05:16 Tue · Saptami until 06:47 Wed
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:33, then Purva Phalguni until 17:49 Tue
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:53 Tue, then Ayushman until 01:59 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:18 · Vanija until 05:16 Tue · Vishti until 18:06 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiMonday 23 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.