Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 December 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 07:09 to 08:26. Rahu Kalam 09:43 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 13:36 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 13:41Moonrise 03:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 December 1992

Saturday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:23, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday 21 Dec after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:43 to 11:01. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:09 to 08:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:43 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:36 to 14:53
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:26 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 08:23 · Ekadashi until 07:11 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:35, then Swati until 13:06 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, Atiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:12, then Atiganda until 05:00 Sun, then Sukarma until 03:03 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:23 · Bava until 19:45 · Balava until 07:11 Sun

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
  • Moonset13:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday 21 Dec after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.