Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 13 December 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:36. Yamaganda 12:15 to 13:33. Gulika Kalam 14:50 to 16:08. Rahu Kalam 16:08 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 04:36Moonrise 14:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 13 December 2043

Sunday is Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 00:46 Mon, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:08 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:36
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:15 to 13:33
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:50 to 16:08
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:08 to 17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:36 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 00:46 Mon · Trayodashi until 21:16 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:03, then Bharani until 09:32 Mon
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:09, then Shiva until 13:10 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:21 · Balava until 00:46 Mon · Kaulava until 11:04 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:37Upper 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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 13 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

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.