Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 December 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Rahu Kalam 08:27 to 09:44. Yamaganda 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 13:37 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 05:07Moonrise 14:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 December 2026

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 17:37, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:27 to 09:44. Avoid new starts then.

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

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
    2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:27 to 09:44
    3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:02 to 12:19
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:37 to 14:54
    6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:40
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:07 Tue

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

    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
    • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 17:37 · Trayodashi until 14:24 Tue
    • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:09, then Krittika until 10:46 Tue
    • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:32 Tue, then Sadhya until 21:32 Tue
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:37 · Kaulava until 04:04 Tue · Taitila until 14:24 Tue

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
    • Moonset05:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
    • Moonrise14:40Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • PradoshMonday 21 December

    Next Ekadashi

    • Saphala EkadashiSunday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:19.
    All festivals this year

    Make my free kundli

    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.