Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 26 December 2118A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Rahu Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Yamaganda 11:04 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 06:40Moonrise 15:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 26 December 2118

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 04:28 Tue, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:29 to 09:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:29 to 09:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:04 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:39 to 14:56
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:40 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 04:28 Tue · Purnima until 06:36 Wed
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:28, then Mrigashira until 23:07 Tue
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:31 Tue, then Shukla until 05:02 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:18 · Vanija until 04:28 Tue · Vishti until 17:34 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise15:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:37 and 09:19.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 8 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.