Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 December 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 09:44 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 13:37. Rahu Kalam 14:54 to 16:12.00061218Moonset 14:30Moonrise 04:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 December 2049

Tuesday is Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:21, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:54 to 16:12. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:44 to 11:02
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 13:37
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:54 to 16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:26 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:21 · Dwadashi until 06:20 Wed · Trayodashi until 04:36 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:37, then Vishakha until 12:04 Wed
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:53 Wed, then Dhriti until 23:23 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:21 · Kaulava until 18:56 · Taitila until 06:20 Wed · Gara until 17:33 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 21 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiTuesday 21 December

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.