Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 December 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Gulika Kalam 07:10 to 08:28. Rahu Kalam 09:45 to 11:03. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:41. Yamaganda 13:37 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 04:29Moonrise 14:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 December 2023

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

Ekadashi until 07:12, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:45 to 11:03. 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.07:10 to 08:28
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:45 to 11:03
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:41
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:37 to 14:55
    6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:28
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:29 Sun

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:12 · Dwadashi until 06:25 Sun · Trayodashi until 05:56 Mon
    • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:19, then Krittika until 21:19 Sun
    • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:07, then Siddha until 07:17 Sun
    • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:12 · Bava until 18:46 · Balava until 06:25 Sun · Kaulava until 18:08 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
    • Moonset04:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
    • Moonrise14:28Upper 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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
    • Vaikuntha EkadashiSaturday 23 December
    • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 23 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.