Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 December 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:37. Yamaganda 12:16 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 14:51 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 03:45Moonrise 14:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 December 2002

Sunday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:07 and 09:10.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:09 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:37
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:16 to 13:34
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:51 to 16:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:09 to 17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:45 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 18:03 · Dwadashi until 20:22 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:49, then Bharani until 00:32 Tue
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:31, then Shiva until 23:09 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:03 · Bava until 07:15 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 15 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:07 and 09:10.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 07:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.