Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 December 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Gulika Kalam 07:11 to 08:28. Rahu Kalam 09:45 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Yamaganda 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 15:51Moonrise 05:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 December 2000

Saturday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 19:03, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:45 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.09:45 to 11:03
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:38 to 14:55
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:45 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 19:03 · Chaturdashi until 20:46 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:55, then Jyeshtha until 02:11 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:52, then Shula until 08:54 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 19:03 · Vishti until 07:51 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
  • Moonset15:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:16 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.