Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 December 2144A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Rahu Kalam 08:27 to 09:44. Yamaganda 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 14:40Moonrise 04:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 December 2144

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

Ekadashi until 08:30, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:27 to 09:44. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:27 to 09:44
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:02 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:36 to 14:54
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:23 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:30 · Dwadashi until 05:33 Tue · Trayodashi until 02:26 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:31, then Vishakha until 13:13 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, Sukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:22, then Sukarma until 05:43 Tue, then Dhriti until 01:56 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:30 · Kaulava until 19:03 · Taitila until 05:33 Tue · Gara until 16:00 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 21 December

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.