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Moonrise and Moonset on 12 December 2026
New Delhi · Saturday, 12 December 2026 · Margashirsha Shukla Tritiya · Vikram Samvat 2083
Moonrise and Moonset for the Next 7 Days
In New Delhi, from 12 December.
The Day From Sunrise to Sunset
The hours to use and the hours to leave alone, on one line.
Sun and Moon
Good Times
Times to Avoid
More From the Panchang
Each one for your own city, on any date.
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Moonrise in the Panchang, and the Fasts That Wait for It
Sunrise sets the Hindu day, but a handful of the year's most loved fasts wait for the Moon instead.
On Karva Chauth, the fast is broken only after the Moon is seen. On every Sankashti Chaturthi, devotees of Ganesha wait for moonrise before eating. On Sharad Purnima, kheer is left out under the rising full Moon. For all of these, the moonrise for your own city is the time that matters.
The Moon rises about 50 minutes later every day, because it moves about 13 degrees a day against the stars. Near the full Moon it rises around sunset; near the new Moon it rises with the Sun and cannot be seen. Once or twice a month the moonrise slips past midnight, and that calendar date has none.
Moonrise here is the moment the upper edge of the Moon appears on the horizon, allowing for the bending of light by the atmosphere, the same convention used for sunrise.
Karva Chauth
The fast ends when the Moon is sighted in your city.
Sankashti Chaturthi
Ganesha's monthly fast waits for moonrise.
About 50 Minutes Later
The Moon rises later each day as it moves.
Your City Matters
Moonrise changes with place. Set your own city.
Questions
Moonrise and Moonset: Common Questions
The exact moonrise for your city is at the top of this page. Set your city and date in the form to see it for any place and any date.
The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day along the sky against the stars, so it rises on average about 50 minutes later each day.
Because the Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, once or twice a month the next moonrise slips past midnight, and that calendar date has no moonrise at all. The page then shows the next one with its date.
These fasts are broken only after sighting the Moon, so the moonrise time for your own city decides when the fast ends.
No. Like sunrise, it changes with your latitude and longitude, often by many minutes between cities on the same clock.
