Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 December 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 07:06 to 08:24. Gulika Kalam 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Rahu Kalam 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 14:20Moonrise 04:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 December 2044

Thursday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:09, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 07:07 and 09:09.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:34 to 14:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:06 to 08:24
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:41 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:34 to 14:51
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:19 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:09 · Dwadashi until 09:10 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:49 Fri, then Vishakha until 02:36 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:51 Fri, then Sukarma until 00:41 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:09 · Kaulava until 20:36 · Taitila until 09:10 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 15 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:07 and 09:09.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:27 and 17:35.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 31 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.