Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 December 2074A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:25 to 09:42. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 16:43Moonrise 06:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 December 2074

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 16:37, then Amavasya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:25 to 09:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:25 to 09:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:35 to 14:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:51 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 16:37 · Amavasya until 12:51 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:00, then Jyeshtha until 09:58 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:48, then Shula until 07:28 Tue
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 16:37 · Chatushpada until 02:43 Tue · Naga until 12:51 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiMonday 17 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaMonday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 07:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.