Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 December 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Rahu Kalam 08:23 to 09:41. Yamaganda 10:58 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 18:42Moonrise 07:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 December 2031

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 11:20, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:23 to 09:41. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:45
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:23 to 09:41
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:58 to 12:16
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:37
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:34 to 14:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:42

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

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
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 11:20 · Dwitiya until 07:55 Tue
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:30, then Purva Ashadha until 12:49 Tue
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:08, then Vriddhi until 13:05 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:20 · Balava until 21:38 · Kaulava until 07:55 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
  • Moonset18:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe 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

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:12 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.