Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 December 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:38 to 10:56. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 12:14 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:49 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 04:11Moonrise 14:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 December 2008

Tuesday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:36, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:04 and 08:53.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:49 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:38 to 10:56
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:14 to 13:31
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:19
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:49 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:11 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 11:36 · Dwadashi until 08:53 Wed
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:30 Wed, then Bharani until 22:09 Wed
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:59, then Parigha until 09:32 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:36 · Bava until 22:20 · Balava until 08:53 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:19Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 9 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:04 and 08:53.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.