Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 December 2113A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:25 to 09:42. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 03:11Moonrise 14:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 December 2113

Monday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 11:27, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday 20 Dec after sunrise.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:25 to 09:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:25 to 09:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:35 to 14:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:11 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 11:27 · Ekadashi until 08:41 Tue
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:13, then Ashwini until 08:10 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, Parigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:09, then Parigha until 05:41 Tue, then Shiva until 02:02 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:27 · Vanija until 22:06 · Vishti until 08:41 Tue

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
  • Moonset03:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 20 Dec after sunrise.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiMonday 18 December
  • Dhanu sankrantiMonday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:08 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.