Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 24 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Rahu Kalam 08:28 to 09:46. Yamaganda 11:03 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 08:31Moonrise 19:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 24 December 2018

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 16:59, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:28 to 09:46. 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 09:46
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:31
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:03 to 12:21
  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.19:23

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 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 16:59 · Tritiya until 13:48 Tue
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:22, then Pushya until 15:55 Tue
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:37 Tue, then Vaidhriti until 21:49 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:59 · Vanija until 03:22 Tue · Vishti until 13:48 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
  • Moonset08:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:40 and 09:18.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.