Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 December 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 07:09 to 08:26. Gulika Kalam 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Rahu Kalam 13:36 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 03:57Moonrise 13:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 December 2007

Thursday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:02, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 07:10 and 09:13.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:36 to 14:53. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:09 to 08:26
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:44 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:36 to 14:53
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:57 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 20:02 · Dwadashi until 16:50 Fri
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:07, then Bharani until 12:43 Fri
  • YogaParigha, Shiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:47, then Shiva until 05:05 Fri, then Siddha until 01:09 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:30 · Vishti until 20:02 · Bava until 06:28 Fri · Balava until 16:50 Fri

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
  • Moonset03:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise13:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiThursday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:10 and 09:13.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiThursday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.