Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 2 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 17:24. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:31. Yamaganda 12:11 to 13:29. Gulika Kalam 14:47 to 16:06. Rahu Kalam 16:06 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 09:35Moonrise 20:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 2 December 2012

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 05:57 Mon, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 2 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:35
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:31
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:11 to 13:29
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:47 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.20:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 05:57 Mon · Panchami until 07:34 Tue
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:16 Mon, then Pushya until 04:26 Tue
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:34 Mon, then Brahma until 01:45 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:59 · Balava until 05:57 Mon · Kaulava until 18:49 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 2 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 2 December

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.