Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 26 December 2095A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Rahu Kalam 08:29 to 09:47. Yamaganda 11:04 to 12:22. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 13:39 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 17:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 26 December 2095

Monday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 23:56, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:29 to 09:47. 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 09:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:04 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:39 to 14:57
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

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
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 23:56 · Pratipada until 00:12 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:06 Tue, then Purva Ashadha until 06:48 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:07, then Vriddhi until 11:20 Tue
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 11:36 · Naga until 23:56 · Kimstughna until 12:08 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
  • Moonset17:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonMonday 26 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaMonday 26 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday 7 Jan after sunrise.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.