Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 December 2052A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:24 to 09:42. Yamaganda 10:59 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 14:22Moonrise 03:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 December 2052

Monday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 23:41, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:08 and 09:11.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:24 to 09:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:24 to 09:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:59 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:34 to 14:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:35 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 23:41 · Dwadashi until 02:06 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:13, then Swati until 13:57 Tue
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:32, then Atiganda until 11:09 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:34 · Balava until 23:41 · Kaulava until 12:52 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:35Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 16 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:08 and 09:11.
  • Dhanu sankrantiMonday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.