Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 19 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Rahu Kalam 08:26 to 09:43. Yamaganda 11:01 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Gulika Kalam 13:36 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 11:21Moonrise 23:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 19 December 2016

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 17:55, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:26 to 09:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:26 to 09:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:01 to 12:18
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:21
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:36 to 14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:08

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 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 17:55 · Saptami until 18:44 Tue
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:03, then Purva Phalguni until 14:15 Tue
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:46 Tue, then Ayushman until 05:30 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:55 · Vishti until 06:13 Tue · Bava until 18:44 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiMonday 19 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.