Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 3 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Rahu Kalam 08:16 to 09:34. Yamaganda 10:52 to 12:11. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Gulika Kalam 13:29 to 14:47.00061218Moonset 14:59Moonrise 03:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 3 December 2018

Monday is Utpanna Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:00, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:59 and 09:03.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:16 to 09:34. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:16 to 09:34
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:52 to 12:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:32
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:29 to 14:47
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:51 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 13:00 · Dwadashi until 12:20 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:49 Tue, then Swati until 02:59 Wed
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:22 Tue, then Shobhana until 23:47 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:00 · Kaulava until 00:37 Tue · Taitila until 12:20 Tue

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
  • Moonset14:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Utpanna EkadashiMonday 3 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:59 and 09:03.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday 20 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 19 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.