Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 December 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:07 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 11:37Moonrise 00:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 December 2011

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 19:09, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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 08:25
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 10:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:37
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:04 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 19:09 · Ashtami until 17:21 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:38, then Uttara Phalguni until 20:28 Sun
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:30, then Ayushman until 16:49 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:55 · Bava until 19:09 · Balava until 06:18 Sun · Kaulava until 17:21 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
  • Moonset11:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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 EkadashiWednesday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 07:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.