Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 7 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:33. Yamaganda 12:12 to 13:30. Gulika Kalam 14:48 to 16:06. Rahu Kalam 16:06 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 06:26Moonrise 16:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 7 December 2003

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 23:28, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 7 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:06 to 17:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:12 to 13:30
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:48 to 16:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:06 to 17:24
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:26 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 23:28 · Purnima until 02:07 Tue
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:53 Mon, then Rohini until 03:57 Tue
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:06, then Siddha until 17:03 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:06 · Vanija until 23:28 · Vishti until 12:48 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise16:20Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.