Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 December 2144A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 14:53 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:28.00061218Moonset 13:53Moonrise 03:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 December 2144

Sunday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 11:09, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday 22 Dec after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:36
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:53 to 16:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:17 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 11:09 · Ekadashi until 08:30 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:34, then Swati until 15:31 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:47, then Atiganda until 09:22 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:09 · Bava until 21:52 · Balava until 08:30 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday 22 Dec after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 08:23 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.