Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 6 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 07:00 to 08:18. Rahu Kalam 09:36 to 10:54. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Yamaganda 13:30 to 14:48.00061218Moonset 05:31Moonrise 15:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 6 December 2003

Saturday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 20:44, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 6 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:36 to 10:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:00 to 08:18
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:36 to 10:54
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:30 to 14:48
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:31 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 20:44 · Chaturdashi until 23:28 Sun
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:45, then Krittika until 00:53 Mon
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:07, then Shiva until 16:06 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:23 · Taitila until 20:44 · Gara until 10:06 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSaturday 6 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:21 and 17:28.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.