Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 8 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 17:24. Rahu Kalam 08:19 to 09:37. Yamaganda 10:55 to 12:13. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 13:31 to 14:49.00061218Moonrise 16:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 8 December 2003

Monday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 02:07 Tue, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:19 to 09:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:19 to 09:37
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:55 to 12:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:31 to 14:49
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 02:07 Tue · Pratipada until 04:35 Wed
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:57 Tue, then Mrigashira until 06:50 Wed
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:03, then Sadhya until 17:54 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:48 · Bava until 02:07 Tue · Balava until 15:23 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise16:58Upper 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.

  • Full moonMonday 8 December
  • Purnima fastMonday 8 December

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.