Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 10 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:03, sunset 17:25. Rahu Kalam 08:21 to 09:39. Yamaganda 10:56 to 12:14. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:35. Gulika Kalam 13:32 to 14:49.00061218Moonset 14:44Moonrise 04:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 10 December 2012

Monday is Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 00:52 Tue, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 10 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:21 to 09:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:03
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:21 to 09:39
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:56 to 12:14
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:35
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:32 to 14:49
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:32 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 00:52 Tue · Trayodashi until 21:33 Tue
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:19 Tue, then Vishakha until 23:41 Tue
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:22, then Atiganda until 09:36 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:23 · Taitila until 00:52 Tue · Gara until 11:15 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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 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.

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.