Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 8 December 2014A 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 12:34. Gulika Kalam 13:31 to 14:49.00061218Moonset 08:16Moonrise 19:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 8 December 2014

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 18:40, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:16
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:19 to 09:37
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:55 to 12:13
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:31 to 14:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:17

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

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
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 18:40 · Tritiya until 19:52 Tue
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:46 Tue, then Punarvasu until 03:38 Wed
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:18, then Shukla until 14:59 Tue
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 18:40 · Vanija until 07:12 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 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe 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 EkadashiThursday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:09 and 09:12.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.