Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 22 December 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:37. Gulika Kalam 14:55 to 16:12. Rahu Kalam 16:12 to 17:29.00061218Moonset 03:33Moonrise 14:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 22 December 1985

Sunday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:43 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:29.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:12 to 17:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:37
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:04
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:55 to 16:12
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:12 to 17:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:33 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 03:43 Mon · Dwadashi until 06:27 Tue
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:25, then Bharani until 18:36 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:36 Mon, then Siddha until 04:35 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:19 · Vishti until 03:43 Mon · Bava until 17:06 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:29.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiSunday 22 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:30 and 17:39.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.