Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 4 December 2051A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Rahu Kalam 08:17 to 09:35. Yamaganda 10:53 to 12:11. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Gulika Kalam 13:29 to 14:48.00061218Moonset 18:24Moonrise 07:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 4 December 2051

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 16:50, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:17 to 09:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:28
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:17 to 09:35
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:53 to 12:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:32
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:29 to 14:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:24

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 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 16:50 · Dwitiya until 18:08 Tue
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:30, then Mula until 19:18 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:39, then Shula until 15:32 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:50 · Balava until 05:32 Tue · Kaulava until 18:08 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe 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 13 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday 15 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 14 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.