Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 December 2037A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 08:25 to 09:43. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 14:53 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 03:50Moonrise 14:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 December 2037

Friday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:23, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 07:09 and 09:12.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:00 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:25 to 09:43
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:00 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:40
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:53 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:50 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 16:23 · Dwadashi until 17:55 Sat
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:09, then Bharani until 16:12 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:49, then Shiva until 09:58 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:23 · Bava until 05:13 Sat · Balava until 17:55 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPingalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:09 and 09:12.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiFriday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.