Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 December 2094A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:08 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 04:24Moonrise 14:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 December 2094

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

Dwadashi until 03:39 Sun, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:43 to 11:00. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:08 to 08:25
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:43 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:35 to 14:53
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:24 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 03:39 Sun · Trayodashi until 02:31 Mon
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:16 Sun, then Krittika until 03:47 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:27 Sun, then Siddha until 22:16 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:20 · Balava until 03:39 Sun · Kaulava until 15:02 Sun

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
  • Moonset04:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiSaturday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.