Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 27 December 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:30. Rahu Kalam 09:47 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Yamaganda 13:40 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 17:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 27 December 2008

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:52, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:47 to 11:05. 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 08:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:47 to 11:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:40 to 14:57
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:52 · Pratipada until 20:30 Sun
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:18, then Purva Ashadha until 23:20 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:20, then Dhruva until 23:13 Sun
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 17:52 · Kimstughna until 07:12 Sun · Bava until 20:30 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 27 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 27 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.