Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 23 December 2137A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Rahu Kalam 08:28 to 09:45. Yamaganda 11:02 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 13:37 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 04:28Moonrise 14:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 23 December 2137

Monday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:17, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 08:22.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:28 to 09:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:28 to 09:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:02 to 12:20
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:41
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:37 to 14:55
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:28 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:17 · Dwadashi until 08:23 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:51 Tue, then Krittika until 02:43 Wed
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:46, then Siddha until 13:31 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:17 · Bava until 19:47 · Balava until 08:23 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 08:22.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiMonday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 09:00 and 09:19.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 8 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.