Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 25 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:29. Rahu Kalam 09:46 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Yamaganda 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 07:01Moonrise 16:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 25 December 2004

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 18:10, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:46 to 11:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:29
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:46 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:39 to 14:56
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:01 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 18:10 · Purnima until 20:36 Sun
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:30, then Mrigashira until 11:19 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:09, then Shukla until 15:53 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 18:10 · Vishti until 07:22 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise16:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday 8 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.