Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 11 December 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:39 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:35. Gulika Kalam 12:14 to 13:32. Rahu Kalam 14:50 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 14:59Moonrise 04:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 11 December 2001

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

Dwadashi until 04:52 Wed, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 11 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:50 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:39 to 10:57
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:14 to 13:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:50 to 16:07
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:16 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 04:52 Wed · Trayodashi until 03:37 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:41 Wed, then Vishakha until 04:04 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:26, then Atiganda until 11:01 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:38 · Taitila until 04:52 Wed · Gara until 16:12 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:13 and 09:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.