Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 3 December 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Yamaganda 12:11 to 13:29. Gulika Kalam 14:47 to 16:06. Rahu Kalam 16:06 to 17:24.00061218Moonrise 17:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 3 December 2017

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 21:17, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 3 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:32
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:11 to 13:29
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:47 to 16:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:06 to 17:24
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:26

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 21:17 · Pratipada until 17:30 Mon
  • NakshatraKrittika, Rohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:21, then Rohini until 06:21 Mon, then Mrigashira until 03:20 Tue
  • YogaShiva, Siddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:46, then Siddha until 04:28 Mon, then Sadhya until 00:07 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:09 · Bava until 21:17 · Balava until 07:23 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonSunday 3 December
  • Purnima fastSunday 3 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 13 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:18 and 17:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.