Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 December 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Gulika Kalam 07:10 to 08:28. Rahu Kalam 09:45 to 11:03. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:41. Yamaganda 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 20:17Moonrise 09:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 December 2006

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 16:18, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:45 to 11:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:10 to 08:28
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:36
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:45 to 11:03
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:41
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:38 to 14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:17

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 16:18 · Chaturthi until 14:43 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:13, then Shravana until 09:19 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:03, then Harshana until 17:32 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:18 · Vanija until 03:32 Sun · Vishti until 14:43 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:36Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:17.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.