Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 25 December 2073A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Rahu Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Yamaganda 11:04 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 14:47Moonrise 04:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 25 December 2073

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

Ekadashi until 09:19, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:29 to 09:46. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:29 to 09:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:04 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:39 to 14:56
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:20 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 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:19 · Dwadashi until 06:28 Tue · Trayodashi until 03:36 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, Vishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:35, then Vishakha until 05:27 Tue, then Anuradha until 03:17 Wed
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:16, then Dhriti until 10:41 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:19 · Kaulava until 19:54 · Taitila until 06:28 Tue · Gara until 17:01 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 25 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 25 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.