Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 December 2138A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:40. Gulika Kalam 14:57 to 16:15. Rahu Kalam 16:15 to 17:32.00061218Moonset 14:06Moonrise 04:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 December 2138

Sunday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:42, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:13 and 09:16.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:15 to 17:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:40
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:06
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:57 to 16:15
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:15 to 17:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:29 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 10:42 · Dwadashi until 10:18 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:27 Mon, then Anuradha until 06:04 Tue
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:22, then Dhriti until 09:49 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:42 · Kaulava until 22:36 · Taitila until 10:18 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:13 and 09:16.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:32 and 17:42.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 11 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.