Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 December 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:07 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 14:10Moonrise 03:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 December 2006

Saturday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:50, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:08 and 09:11.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:42 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:07 to 08:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:57 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:50 · Dwadashi until 18:26 Sun
  • NakshatraSwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:46 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:54 Sun, then Sukarma until 05:45 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:50 · Kaulava until 05:43 Sun · Taitila until 18:26 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 16 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:08 and 09:11.
  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.