Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 25 November 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:52, sunset 17:24. Abhijit 11:47 to 12:29. Yamaganda 12:08 to 13:27. Gulika Kalam 14:46 to 16:05. Rahu Kalam 16:05 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 04:43Moonrise 15:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 25 November 2012

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 12:39, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 25 November

Rahu Kalam runs 16:05 to 17:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:52
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:47 to 12:29
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:08 to 13:27
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:46 to 16:05
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:16
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:05 to 17:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:43 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 12:39 · Trayodashi until 15:00 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:37 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:51, then Variyan until 20:37 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:39 · Kaulava until 01:47 Mon · Taitila until 15:00 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:16Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSunday 25 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiSunday 9 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 09:03 and 09:07.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.