Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 25 December 2126A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 08:28 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 03:52Moonrise 14:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 25 December 2126

Wednesday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:56, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:12 and 09:15.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:28 to 09:46
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:38
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:26
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:52 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 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 17:56 · Dwadashi until 20:06 Thu
  • NakshatraBharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:41 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:11, then Siddha until 16:45 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:56 · Bava until 07:04 Thu · Balava until 20:06 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:12 and 09:15.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiWednesday 25 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday 10 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 9 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.