Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 December 2075A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:25 to 09:43. Gulika Kalam 11:00 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:35.00061218Moonset 04:11Moonrise 14:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 December 2075

Wednesday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:33, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:09 and 08:36.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:25 to 09:43
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:00 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:35
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:52
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:11 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:33 · Dwadashi until 08:37 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:33, then Bharani until 09:08 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:48 Thu, then Siddha until 04:46 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:33 · Bava until 20:02 · Balava until 08:37 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:09 and 08:36.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiWednesday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:28 and 17:36.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 3 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.