Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 4 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 06:58 to 08:16. Gulika Kalam 09:35 to 10:53. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 13:29 to 14:47.00061218Moonset 03:43Moonrise 14:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 4 December 2003

Thursday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:34, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:59 and 09:03.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:29 to 14:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:58 to 08:16
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:35 to 10:53
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:29 to 14:47
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:43 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:34 · Dwadashi until 18:03 Fri
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:44, then Ashwini until 18:39 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:24, then Variyan until 14:10 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:34 · Bava until 04:47 Fri · Balava until 18:03 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiThursday 4 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:59 and 09:03.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:21 and 17:28.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.