Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 December 2134A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:35. Yamaganda 12:14 to 13:32. Gulika Kalam 14:50 to 16:07. Rahu Kalam 16:07 to 17:25.00061218Moonset 14:47Moonrise 04:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 December 2134

Sunday is Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:28 Mon, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:07 to 17:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:14 to 13:32
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:50 to 16:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:07 to 17:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:27 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 02:28 Mon · Trayodashi until 00:45 Tue
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:22 Mon, then Vishakha until 03:21 Tue
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:08, then Atiganda until 12:26 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:24 · Taitila until 02:28 Mon · Gara until 13:35 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 12 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.