Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 24 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Rahu Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Yamaganda 11:03 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 13:38 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 04:23Moonrise 14:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 24 December 2012

Monday is Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:29 to 09:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:29 to 09:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:03 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:38 to 14:56
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:23 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:03 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:48, then Krittika until 20:58 Tue
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:48 Tue, then Sadhya until 02:49 Wed
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:40 · Balava until 08:03 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiMonday 24 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.