Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 26 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Rahu Kalam 08:29 to 09:47. Yamaganda 11:04 to 12:22. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:43. Gulika Kalam 13:39 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 15:33Moonrise 05:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 26 December 2016

Monday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi all day.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:29 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.08:29 to 09:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:04 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:43
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:39 to 14:57
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:14 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

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
  • TithiTrayodashiThe thirteenth lunar day of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 08:30 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:27 Tue, then Jyeshtha until 09:01 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:57, then Shula until 09:38 Tue
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 19:20 · Vanija until 08:30 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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.

  • PradoshMonday 26 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:41.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 9 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.