Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 December 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 08:27 to 09:44. Gulika Kalam 11:02 to 12:19. Rahu Kalam 12:19 to 13:36.00061218Moonset 14:21Moonrise 04:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 December 2011

Wednesday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:10, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 07:25.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:19 to 13:36. 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.08:27 to 09:44
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:02 to 12:19
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:19 to 13:36
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:21
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:24 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 10:10 · Dwadashi until 07:25 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:15, then Vishakha until 13:12 Thu
  • YogaAtiganda, Sukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:20, then Sukarma until 03:52 Thu, then Dhriti until 00:23 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:10 · Kaulava until 20:48 · Taitila until 07:25 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 07:25.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.