Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 December 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:41. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:38. Gulika Kalam 14:55 to 16:12. Rahu Kalam 16:12 to 17:30.00061218Moonset 13:44Moonrise 03:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 December 2046

Sunday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:12 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:11 and 09:14.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:12 to 17:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:38
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:44
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:55 to 16:12
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:12 to 17:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:50 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 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 00:12 Mon · Dwadashi until 21:51 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:55 Mon, then Vishakha until 23:16 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:03, then Sukarma until 09:53 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:24 · Balava until 00:12 Mon · Kaulava until 11:01 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:50Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:11 and 09:14.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:31 and 17:40.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 8 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 07:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.