Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 31 December 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:35. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:31. Rahu Kalam 09:49 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:42 to 14:59.00061218Moonset 17:42Moonrise 07:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 31 December 2005

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 08:42, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:49 to 11:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:14 to 08:31
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:31
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:49 to 11:07
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:42 to 14:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first and second of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 08:42 · Pratipada until 05:33 Sun · Dwitiya until 02:16 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:37 Sun, then Uttara Ashadha until 00:05 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:03, then Vyaghata until 18:09 Sun
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 08:42 · Kimstughna until 19:09 · Bava until 05:33 Sun · Balava until 15:55 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:31Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 31 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.