Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 December 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:07 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 07:02Moonrise 17:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 December 1994

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima all day.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:42 to 11:00. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:07 to 08:25
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:35 to 14:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:02 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnimaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing MoonPurnima until 07:47 Sun
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:08, then Mrigashira until 16:49 Sun
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:34, then Shubha until 12:12 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:39 · Bava until 07:47 Sun

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
  • Moonset07:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise17:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonSaturday 17 December
  • Purnima fastSaturday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.