Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 December 2080A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:25 to 09:42. Yamaganda 10:59 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 21:55Moonrise 10:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 December 2080

Monday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 22:34, then Shashthi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:52
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:59 to 12:17
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:34 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

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
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 22:34 · Shashthi until 01:18 Wed
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:40, then Dhanishtha until 10:48 Tue
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:36, then Harshana until 08:35 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:13 · Balava until 22:34 · Kaulava until 11:57 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
  • Moonset21:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiMonday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday 24 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 23 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.