Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 19 December 2113A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:39. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:35. Rahu Kalam 14:53 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 04:19Moonrise 14:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 19 December 2113

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

Ekadashi until 08:41, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:53 to 16:10. 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.09:43 to 11:00
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:35
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:48
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:53 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:19 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:41 · Dwadashi until 05:41 Wed · Trayodashi until 02:35 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, Bharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:10, then Bharani until 05:54 Wed, then Krittika until 03:31 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:02 Wed, then Siddha until 22:16 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:41 · Bava until 19:12 · Balava until 05:41 Wed · Kaulava until 16:08 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:48Upper 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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 19 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiTuesday 19 December
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiTuesday 19 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.