Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 December 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 14:53 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:28.00061218Moonset 03:56Moonrise 13:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 December 2026

Sunday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:15, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:13.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
    2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
    3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:36
    4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:56
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:53 to 16:11
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:28
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:56 Mon

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 20:15 · Dwadashi until 17:37 Mon
    • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:56, then Bharani until 13:09 Mon
    • YogaParigha, Shiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:10, then Shiva until 05:07 Mon, then Siddha until 01:32 Tue
    • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:18 · Vishti until 20:15 · Bava until 07:01 Mon · Balava until 17:37 Mon

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
    • Moonset03:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
    • Moonrise13:56Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:13.
    • Vaikuntha EkadashiSunday 20 December

    Next Ekadashi

    • Saphala EkadashiSunday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.