Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 20 December 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Rahu Kalam 08:26 to 09:44. Yamaganda 11:01 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Gulika Kalam 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 13:46Moonrise 03:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 20 December 2049

Monday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:33, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday 22 Dec after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:26 to 09:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:26 to 09:44
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:01 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:36 to 14:54
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:25 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:33 · Ekadashi until 07:21 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:24, then Swati until 12:37 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:48 Tue, then Sukarma until 01:53 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:33 · Bava until 19:33 · Balava until 07:21 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 22 Dec after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:36 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.