Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 December 2025A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Rahu Kalam 08:24 to 09:41. Yamaganda 10:59 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 14:03Moonrise 03:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 December 2025

Monday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:21, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:07 and 09:10.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:24 to 09:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
    2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:24 to 09:41
    3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:59 to 12:16
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:34 to 14:51
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:03
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:46 Tue

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 21:21 · Dwadashi until 23:58 Tue
    • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:09, then Swati until 14:10 Tue
    • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:30, then Atiganda until 13:23 Tue
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:04 · Balava until 21:21 · Kaulava until 10:39 Tue

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
    • Moonset14:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise03:46Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Saphala EkadashiMonday 15 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:07 and 09:10.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:27 and 17:34.
    • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 31 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.