Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 5 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 17:24. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Yamaganda 12:12 to 13:30. Gulika Kalam 14:48 to 16:06. Rahu Kalam 16:06 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 12:58Moonrise 00:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 5 December 2004

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 18:56, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 5 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:12 to 13:30
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:48 to 16:06
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:06 to 17:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:48 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 18:56 · Navami until 19:28 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:31, then Uttara Phalguni until 21:34 Mon
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:48, then Priti until 14:10 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:56 · Taitila until 07:18 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 5 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiWednesday 8 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:03 and 09:06.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.