Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 December 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:25 to 09:43. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 23:13Moonrise 11:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 December 2023

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:14, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:25 to 09:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
    2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:25 to 09:43
    3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:17
    4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:41
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
    6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:35 to 14:52
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:13

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
    • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 15:14 · Saptami until 13:07 Tue
    • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:22 Tue, then Purva Bhadrapada until 00:02 Wed
    • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:31, then Siddhi until 18:38 Tue
    • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:14 · Gara until 02:09 Tue · Vanija until 13:07 Tue

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
    • Moonset23:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise11:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

    The calendar

    Where the day sits in the year.

    • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
    • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
    • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraShobhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • shashthiMonday 18 December

    Next Ekadashi

    • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday 24 Dec after sunrise.
    • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
    All festivals this year

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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.