Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 December 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 03:32Moonrise 13:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 December 2048

Tuesday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:57 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:19 and 17:26.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:51 to 16:09. 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.09:41 to 10:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:34
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:54
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:51 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:32 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 02:57 Wed · Dwadashi until 04:48 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:29 Wed, then Bharani until 07:50 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:12 Wed, then Shiva until 05:30 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:13 · Vishti until 02:57 Wed · Bava until 15:49 Wed

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
  • Moonset03:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise13:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 15 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:19 and 17:26.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 31 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:14 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.