Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 22 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 08:28 to 09:45. Gulika Kalam 11:02 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:37.00061218Moonset 04:11Moonrise 14:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 22 December 2004

Wednesday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:04, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:37. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:28 to 09:45
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:02 to 12:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:37
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:22
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:11 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 12:04 · Dwadashi until 13:49 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:26 Thu, then Krittika until 05:50 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:52, then Siddha until 14:05 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:04 · Bava until 00:54 Thu · Balava until 13:49 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiWednesday 22 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday 8 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.