Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 December 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Rahu Kalam 08:23 to 09:41. Yamaganda 10:58 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 15:42Moonrise 05:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 December 2104

Monday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 15:56, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:23 to 09:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:23 to 09:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:58 to 12:16
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:34 to 14:51
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:52 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 15:56 · Chaturdashi until 17:55 Tue
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:13, then Anuradha until 16:41 Tue
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:41, then Dhriti until 18:04 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:56 · Vishti until 04:58 Tue · Shakuni until 17:55 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriMonday 15 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday 29 Dec after sunrise.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.