Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 25 December 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Rahu Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Yamaganda 11:04 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 09:37Moonrise 20:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 25 December 2056

Monday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 12:14, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:29 to 09:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:29 to 09:46
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:37
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:04 to 12:21
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:39 to 14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 12:14 · Chaturthi until 13:06 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:23, then Ashlesha until 15:44 Tue
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:55, then Vishkambha until 20:18 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:14 · Bava until 00:43 Tue · Balava until 13:06 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 25 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 09:17 and 09:18.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.