Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 30 December 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Rahu Kalam 08:31 to 09:48. Yamaganda 11:06 to 12:24. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:44. Gulika Kalam 13:41 to 14:59.00061218Moonset 14:30Moonrise 04:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 30 December 2002

Monday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:15, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 07:55.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:31 to 09:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:31 to 09:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:06 to 12:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:44
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:41 to 14:59
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:27 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 10:15 · Dwadashi until 07:55 Tue
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:52, then Anuradha until 20:16 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:25, then Shula until 16:19 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:15 · Kaulava until 21:05 · Taitila until 07:55 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:27Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar 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.

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 07:55.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 14 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.