Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 December 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 07:09 to 08:27. Gulika Kalam 09:44 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Rahu Kalam 13:37 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 03:24Moonrise 14:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 December 2034

Thursday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:21, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 13:22 and 17:29.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:37 to 14:54. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:09 to 08:27
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:44 to 11:02
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:37 to 14:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:24 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:21 · Ekadashi until 04:39 Fri · Dwadashi until 01:26 Sat
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:19, then Bharani until 18:59 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:50, then Shiva until 09:17 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:21 · Vanija until 18:04 · Vishti until 04:39 Fri · Bava until 15:06 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiThursday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:22 and 17:29.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiThursday 21 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.