Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 30 December 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:24 to 13:41. Gulika Kalam 14:59 to 16:17. Rahu Kalam 16:17 to 17:34.00061218Moonset 14:23Moonrise 04:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 30 December 2040

Sunday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:17.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:17 to 17:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 13:41
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:23
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:59 to 16:17
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:17 to 17:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:26 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:03 · Dwadashi until 09:22 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:34, then Anuradha until 21:11 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:35, then Shula until 16:47 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:03 · Kaulava until 22:18 · Taitila until 09:22 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:17.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 12 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:33 and 17:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.