Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 26 December 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:29. Rahu Kalam 09:47 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Yamaganda 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 13:44Moonrise 03:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 26 December 2043

Saturday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 05:19 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:47 to 11:04. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:29
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:47 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:39 to 14:56
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:38 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 05:19 Sun · Dwadashi until 07:55 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:02 Sun, then Vishakha until 03:02 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:31 Sun, then Dhriti until 06:23 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:03 · Balava until 05:19 Sun · Kaulava until 18:36 Sun

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
  • Moonset13:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 11 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.