Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 22 December 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 08:27 to 09:45. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Yamaganda 14:54 to 16:12.00061218Moonset 03:25Moonrise 13:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 22 December 2023

Friday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:17, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Sunday 24 Dec after sunrise.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:02 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:27 to 09:45
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:02 to 12:19
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
    5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:52
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:54 to 16:12
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:25 Sat

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
    • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 08:17 · Ekadashi until 07:12 Sat
    • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:36, then Bharani until 21:19 Sat
    • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:11, then Shiva until 09:07 Sat
    • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:17 · Vanija until 19:43 · Vishti until 07:12 Sat

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
    • Moonset03:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
    • Moonrise13:52Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraShobhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday 24 Dec after sunrise.
    • Vaikuntha EkadashiFriday 22 December

    Next Ekadashi

    • Saphala EkadashiSunday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.