Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 22 December 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Rahu Kalam 08:27 to 09:45. Yamaganda 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 13:37 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 22:10Moonrise 10:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 22 December 2104

Monday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 20:21, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:27 to 09:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:27 to 09:45
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:20
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:02 to 12:19
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:37 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:10

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 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 20:21 · Shashthi until 19:15 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:25, then Shatabhisha until 21:55 Tue
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:09, then Vajra until 11:09 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:46 · Balava until 20:21 · Kaulava until 07:51 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe 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 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.