Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 11 December 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 08:21 to 09:39. Rahu Kalam 10:57 to 12:14. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:35. Yamaganda 14:50 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 14:51Moonrise 04:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 11 December 2020

Friday is Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:05, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 11 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:57 to 12:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:21 to 09:39
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:57 to 12:14
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:50 to 16:07
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:11 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 10:05 · Dwadashi until 07:02 Sat · Trayodashi until 03:53 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, Swati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:48, then Swati until 06:30 Sat, then Vishakha until 04:05 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:50, then Atiganda until 12:06 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:05 · Kaulava until 20:35 · Taitila until 07:02 Sat · Gara until 17:28 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 11 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 11 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:31 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.