Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 14 December 2051A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 07:05 to 08:23. Gulika Kalam 09:40 to 10:58. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:36. Rahu Kalam 13:33 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 04:12Moonrise 14:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 14 December 2051

Thursday is Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:04, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:33 to 14:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:05 to 08:23
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:40 to 10:58
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:36
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:33 to 14:51
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:12 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 10:04 · Dwadashi until 07:05 Fri · Trayodashi until 03:54 Sat
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:17, then Bharani until 13:57 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:39, then Shiva until 15:54 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:04 · Bava until 20:36 · Balava until 07:05 Fri · Kaulava until 17:30 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 14 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiThursday 14 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 08:41 and 09:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.