Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Rahu Kalam 08:27 to 09:44. Yamaganda 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 03:34Moonrise 14:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 December 2015

Monday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 01:12 Tue, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:27 to 09:44. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:27 to 09:44
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:02 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:36 to 14:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:34 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 01:12 Tue · Dwadashi until 22:50 Tue
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:09, then Bharani until 16:30 Tue
  • YogaParigha, Shiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:57, then Shiva until 06:49 Tue, then Siddha until 03:41 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:22 · Vishti until 01:12 Tue · Bava until 12:01 Tue

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
  • Moonset03:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiMonday 21 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:30 and 17:38.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.