Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 December 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 08:28 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 03:59Moonrise 14:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 December 2031

Wednesday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:51, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:12 and 09:15.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:28 to 09:46
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:38
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:16
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:59 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 16:51 · Dwadashi until 17:51 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:18 Thu, then Krittika until 07:02 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:03, then Siddha until 13:36 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:51 · Bava until 05:17 Thu · Balava until 17:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:12 and 09:15.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiWednesday 24 December

Next Ekadashi

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