Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 6 December 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Yamaganda 12:12 to 13:30. Gulika Kalam 14:48 to 16:06. Rahu Kalam 16:06 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 11:46Moonrise 22:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 6 December 2020

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 19:45, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:12 to 13:30
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:48 to 16:06
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:06 to 17:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:51

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 19:45 · Saptami until 18:48 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:46, then Magha until 14:33 Mon
  • YogaIndra, Vaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:13, then Vaidhriti until 06:28 Mon, then Vishkambha until 04:17 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:02 · Vanija until 19:45 · Vishti until 07:21 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 6 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiThursday 10 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday 12 Dec after sunrise.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 11 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.