Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 December 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 17:24. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Yamaganda 12:13 to 13:31. Gulika Kalam 14:49 to 16:06. Rahu Kalam 16:06 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 04:00Moonrise 15:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 December 2019

Sunday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:30, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:02 and 09:06.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:13 to 13:31
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:49 to 16:06
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:01
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:06 to 17:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:00 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:30 · Dwadashi until 09:54 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:30 Mon, then Bharani until 05:00 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:15, then Parigha until 17:03 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:30 · Bava until 21:16 · Balava until 09:54 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 8 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:02 and 09:06.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:11 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.