Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 31 December 2135A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Gulika Kalam 07:13 to 08:31. Rahu Kalam 09:48 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:44. Yamaganda 13:41 to 14:59.00061218Moonset 14:17Moonrise 04:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 31 December 2135

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

Ekadashi until 08:36, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:48 to 11:06. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:13 to 08:31
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:48 to 11:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:44
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:41 to 14:59
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:41 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:36 · Dwadashi until 05:53 Sun · Trayodashi until 03:06 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:00, then Anuradha until 19:57 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:19, then Shula until 17:50 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:36 · Kaulava until 19:15 · Taitila until 05:53 Sun · Gara until 16:29 Sun

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
  • Moonset14:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 31 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 31 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 15 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.