Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 25 December 2035A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 09:46 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 12:21 to 13:38. Rahu Kalam 14:56 to 16:13.00061218Moonset 14:42Moonrise 04:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 25 December 2035

Tuesday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:42, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:15.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:56 to 16:13. 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.09:46 to 11:04
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:42
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:21 to 13:38
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:42
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:56 to 16:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:06 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:42 · Dwadashi until 13:19 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:58, then Vishakha until 12:02 Wed
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:04, then Dhriti until 18:14 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:42 · Kaulava until 00:28 Wed · Taitila until 13:19 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRakshasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:15.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:32 and 17:41.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 10 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.