Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 12 December 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 07:04 to 08:22. Rahu Kalam 09:39 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:35. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:50.00061218Moonset 03:26Moonrise 13:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 12 December 2043

Saturday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:47 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 09:03 and 09:08.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:39 to 10:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:04 to 08:22
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:39 to 10:57
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:32 to 14:50
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:26 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 03:47 Sun · Dwadashi until 00:46 Mon
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:59, then Ashwini until 12:03 Sun
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:40, then Parigha until 17:09 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:05 · Vishti until 03:47 Sun · Bava until 14:21 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 12 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 09:03 and 09:08.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 27 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:13 and 07:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.