Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 9 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:34. Yamaganda 12:14 to 13:31. Gulika Kalam 14:49 to 16:07. Rahu Kalam 16:07 to 17:25.00061218Moonset 13:58Moonrise 03:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 9 December 2012

Sunday is Utpanna Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:46 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 09:03 and 09:07.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:07 to 17:25. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:34
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:14 to 13:31
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:49 to 16:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:07 to 17:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:25 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:46 Mon · Dwadashi until 00:52 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:31 Mon, then Swati until 02:19 Tue
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:43, then Shobhana until 13:22 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:01 · Balava until 03:46 Mon · Kaulava until 14:23 Mon

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
  • Moonset13:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Utpanna EkadashiSunday 9 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 09:03 and 09:07.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:30.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.