Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 24 December 2074A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Rahu Kalam 08:28 to 09:46. Yamaganda 11:03 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 13:38 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 23:55Moonrise 12:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 24 December 2074

Monday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 22:20, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:28 to 09:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:28 to 09:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:03 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:02
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:38 to 14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 22:20 · Ashtami until 23:06 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:12 Tue, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 01:34 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:42, then Vyatipata until 08:47 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:14 · Vanija until 22:20 · Vishti until 10:38 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:02Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.