Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 26 December 2039A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Rahu Kalam 08:29 to 09:47. Yamaganda 11:04 to 12:22. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 04:18Moonrise 14:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 26 December 2039

Monday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:43, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:16.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:29 to 09:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:29 to 09:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:04 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:39 to 14:56
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:18 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:43 · Dwadashi until 10:06 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:37, then Krittika until 20:31 Tue
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:31, then Sadhya until 00:20 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:43 · Bava until 20:52 · Balava until 10:06 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:16.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiMonday 26 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.