Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 December 2142A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:24 to 09:42. Yamaganda 10:59 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 17:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 December 2142

Monday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 12:15, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:24 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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:24 to 09:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:59 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:34 to 14:52
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

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
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 12:15 · Pratipada until 13:37 Tue
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:34, then Mula until 15:28 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:42, then Ganda until 14:37 Tue
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 12:15 · Kimstughna until 00:53 Tue · Bava until 13:37 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
  • Moonset17:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonMonday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:25 and 17:33.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.