Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 December 2065A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 09:37 to 10:55. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 12:13 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:49 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 03:53Moonrise 14:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 December 2065

Tuesday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:16, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:03 and 09:06.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:49 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:37 to 10:55
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:13 to 13:31
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:13
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:49 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:53 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:16 · Dwadashi until 17:37 Wed
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:08, then Ashwini until 09:51 Wed
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:23, then Parigha until 23:07 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:16 · Bava until 04:25 Wed · Balava until 17:37 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 8 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:03 and 09:06.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:53 and 09:14.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.