Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 December 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Gulika Kalam 07:11 to 08:28. Rahu Kalam 09:46 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Yamaganda 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 11:06Moonrise 23:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 December 1994

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:45, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:46 to 11:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:11 to 08:28
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:46 to 11:03
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:06
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:38 to 14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:24

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 13:45 · Saptami until 13:07 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:55 Sun, then Uttara Phalguni until 00:39 Mon
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:49, then Ayushman until 08:11 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:45 · Vishti until 01:30 Sun · Bava until 13:07 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 24 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.