Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 December 2050A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Gulika Kalam 07:11 to 08:28. Rahu Kalam 09:46 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Yamaganda 13:38 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 04:05Moonrise 14:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 December 2050

Saturday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:16, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:12 and 09:15.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:46 to 11:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:11 to 08:28
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:46 to 11:03
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:38 to 14:56
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:05 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:16 · Dwadashi until 13:44 Sun
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:29 Sun, then Krittika until 01:42 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:31, then Siddha until 10:02 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:16 · Bava until 02:29 Sun · Balava until 13:44 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:12 and 09:15.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiSaturday 24 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:31 and 17:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.