Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 19 December 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Rahu Kalam 08:26 to 09:43. Yamaganda 11:01 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Gulika Kalam 13:36 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 04:05Moonrise 14:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 19 December 1988

Monday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:23, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:26 to 09:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:26 to 09:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:01 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:36 to 14:53
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:05 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 16:23 · Dwadashi until 14:37 Tue
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:42, then Bharani until 10:35 Tue
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:50 Tue, then Siddha until 00:15 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:23 · Bava until 03:29 Tue · Balava until 14:37 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiMonday 19 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:29 and 17:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.