Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 08:26 to 09:43. Gulika Kalam 11:01 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:36.00061218Moonset 04:15Moonrise 14:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 December 2018

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

Ekadashi until 07:35, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:36. 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.08:26 to 09:43
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:01 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:36
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:55
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:15 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:35 · Dwadashi until 06:26 Thu · Trayodashi until 04:35 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:12 Thu, then Krittika until 03:04 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:55, then Siddha until 19:25 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:35 · Bava until 19:06 · Balava until 06:26 Thu · Kaulava until 17:35 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:55Upper 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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 19 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiWednesday 19 December
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiWednesday 19 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.