Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 December 2116A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Rahu Kalam 08:27 to 09:44. Yamaganda 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 08:35Moonrise 18:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 December 2116

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 23:28, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:27 to 09:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:27 to 09:44
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:35
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:02 to 12:19
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:36 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 23:28 · Tritiya until 20:56 Tue
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:11, then Punarvasu until 07:27 Tue
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:52, then Indra until 20:34 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:41 · Gara until 23:28 · Vanija until 10:13 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 30 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.