Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 28 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:33. Rahu Kalam 08:30 to 09:47. Yamaganda 11:05 to 12:22. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Gulika Kalam 13:40 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 09:11Moonrise 20:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 28 December 2015

Monday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:43, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:30 to 09:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:30 to 09:47
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:11
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:05 to 12:22
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:40 to 14:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:33

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 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 14:43 · Chaturthi until 15:29 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:49, then Ashlesha until 13:02 Tue
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:58, then Vishkambha until 13:20 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:43 · Bava until 03:00 Tue · Balava until 15:29 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 28 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:30 and 17:38.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.