Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 December 2147A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Rahu Kalam 08:25 to 09:42. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 14:19Moonrise 03:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 December 2147

Monday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 05:42 Tue, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:20 and 17:27.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:25 to 09:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:25 to 09:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:35 to 14:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:20 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 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 05:42 Tue · Dwadashi until 06:03 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:02, then Swati until 19:16 Tue
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:31, then Atiganda until 16:55 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:15 · Balava until 05:42 Tue · Kaulava until 17:58 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavangaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:20 and 17:27.
  • Dhanu sankrantiMonday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:27 and 17:35.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.