Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 December 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Gulika Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Rahu Kalam 11:04 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Yamaganda 14:56 to 16:14.00061218Moonset 03:36Moonrise 14:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 December 2020

Friday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 01:55 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 08:31 and 09:15.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:04 to 12:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:29 to 09:46
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:04 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:16
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:56 to 16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:36 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 01:55 Sat · Dwadashi until 04:19 Sun
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:36, then Bharani until 10:35 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:36, then Siddha until 15:24 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:37 · Vishti until 01:55 Sat · Bava until 15:09 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:31 and 09:15.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiFriday 25 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.