Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 December 2073A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Rahu Kalam 08:25 to 09:43. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:35 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 09:57Moonrise 21:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 December 2073

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:13, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:25 to 09:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:25 to 09:43
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:57
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:35 to 14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 21:13 · Panchami until 20:42 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:20, then Ashlesha until 14:32 Tue
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:41, then Vaidhriti until 09:13 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:19 · Balava until 21:13 · Kaulava until 09:00 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiMonday 18 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday 26 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 25 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.