Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 29 December 2097A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:44. Yamaganda 12:23 to 13:41. Gulika Kalam 14:58 to 16:16. Rahu Kalam 16:16 to 17:34.00061218Moonset 14:16Moonrise 04:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 29 December 2097

Sunday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:13, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:17.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:16 to 17:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:44
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 13:41
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:16
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:58 to 16:16
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:16 to 17:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:21 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:13 · Dwadashi until 13:04 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:31 Mon, then Anuradha until 06:01 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:46 Mon, then Shula until 03:12 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:13 · Kaulava until 00:06 Mon · Taitila until 13:04 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraPingalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:17.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 13 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:34 and 17:45.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 14 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.