Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:35. Rahu Kalam 14:53 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 03:15Moonrise 14:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 December 2018

Tuesday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:57, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Thursday 20 Dec after sunrise.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:53 to 16:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:43 to 11:00
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:35
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:17
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:53 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:15 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:57 · Ekadashi until 07:35 Wed
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:38 Wed, then Bharani until 04:12 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:50, then Shiva until 21:55 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:57 · Vanija until 19:52 · Vishti until 07:35 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday 20 Dec after sunrise.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiTuesday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:40 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.