Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 December 2043A 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 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 11:18Moonrise 22:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 December 2043

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 22:09, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

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.

  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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:36 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

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
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 22:09 · Saptami until 22:13 Tue
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:08, then Purva Phalguni until 15:33 Tue
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:20 Tue, then Ayushman until 04:23 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:27 · Vanija until 22:09 · Vishti until 10:05 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
  • Moonset11:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiMonday 21 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 27 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:13 and 07:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.