Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 2 December 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 17:24. Rahu Kalam 08:15 to 09:33. Yamaganda 10:52 to 12:10. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:31. Gulika Kalam 13:29 to 14:47.00061218Moonset 14:34Moonrise 04:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 2 December 1991

Monday is Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 06:09 Tue, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:15 to 09:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:15 to 09:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:52 to 12:10
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:31
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:29 to 14:47
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:13 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 06:09 Tue · Trayodashi until 06:47 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:49, then Swati until 23:53 Tue
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:30, then Shobhana until 22:43 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:00 · Taitila until 06:09 Tue · Gara until 18:25 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 2 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 17 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:13 and 09:11.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.