Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 13 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 07:05 to 08:22. Rahu Kalam 09:40 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:36. Yamaganda 13:33 to 14:50.00061218Moonset 10:40Moonrise 21:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 13 December 2003

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 10:09, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:40 to 10:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:05 to 08:22
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:40 to 10:57
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:40
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:36
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:33 to 14:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:19

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 10:09 · Panchami until 11:09 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:42, then Ashlesha until 15:09 Sun
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:04, then Vaidhriti until 18:33 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:09 · Kaulava until 22:43 · Taitila until 11:09 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:19Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 13 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.