Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 4 December 2079A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Rahu Kalam 08:17 to 09:35. Yamaganda 10:53 to 12:11. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Gulika Kalam 13:29 to 14:47.00061218Moonset 03:05Moonrise 14:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 4 December 2079

Monday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 10:01, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday 6 Dec after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:17 to 09:35. 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.08:17 to 09:35
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:53 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:05 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

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
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 10:01 · Ekadashi until 08:40 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:05, then Revati until 08:25 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, Vyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:17, then Vyatipata until 06:03 Tue, then Variyan until 03:12 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:01 · Vanija until 21:27 · Vishti until 08:40 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 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:11Upper 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 EkadashiMonday 4 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 6 Dec after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:21 and 17:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.