Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 December 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Rahu Kalam 08:27 to 09:45. Yamaganda 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 13:37 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 07:46Moonrise 18:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 December 2048

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 14:51, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:27 to 09:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:46
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:27 to 09:45
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:02 to 12:19
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:37 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 14:51 · Dwitiya until 17:31 Tue
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:40, then Punarvasu until 22:42 Tue
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:44, then Brahma until 09:40 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:51 · Taitila until 04:12 Tue · Gara until 17:31 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:31Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 31 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:14 and 09:18.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.