Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 December 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:28.00061218Moonset 14:24Moonrise 04:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 December 1992

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

Ekadashi until 07:11, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:28. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:36
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:24
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:54 to 16:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:28 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:11 · Dwadashi until 06:19 Mon · Trayodashi until 05:51 Tue
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:06, then Vishakha until 12:58 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:03 Mon, then Dhriti until 01:25 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:11 · Kaulava until 18:42 · Taitila until 06:19 Mon · Gara until 18:02 Mon

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
  • Moonset14:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:28Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSunday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.