Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 6 December 2144A 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 04:08Moonrise 14:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 6 December 2144

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

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Monday between 07:01 and 07:30.

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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:12 to 13:30
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:48 to 16:06
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:51
  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.04:08 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

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
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:31 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:17 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:05 Mon, then Parigha until 03:01 Tue
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:09 · Balava until 07:31 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
  • Moonset04:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 6 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:01 and 07:30.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday 22 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.