Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 9 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:34. Yamaganda 12:13 to 13:31. Gulika Kalam 14:49 to 16:07. Rahu Kalam 16:07 to 17:25.00061218Moonset 19:14Moonrise 08:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 9 December 2018

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 15:41, then Tritiya.

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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:33
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:34
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:13 to 13:31
  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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:14

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

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
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 15:41 · Tritiya until 17:50 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:07, then Purva Ashadha until 10:37 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:12, then Vriddhi until 21:48 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:41 · Taitila until 04:42 Mon · Gara until 17:50 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 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.