Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 December 2119A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:25 to 09:42. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 08:14Moonrise 18:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 December 2119

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 08:14, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:25 to 09:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:14
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:25 to 09:42
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:17
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:35 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 08:14 · Dwitiya until 10:52 Tue
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:20 Tue, then Punarvasu until 03:27 Wed
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:57, then Brahma until 23:54 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:14 · Taitila until 21:32 · Gara until 10:52 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:29Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiMonday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:13 and 09:16.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.