Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 December 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Gulika Kalam 07:11 to 08:28. Rahu Kalam 09:46 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Yamaganda 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 17:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 December 2011

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 23:36, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:46 to 11:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:11 to 08:28
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:46 to 11:03
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:38 to 14:55
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 23:36 · Pratipada until 21:34 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:18, then Mula until 07:42 Sun
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:43, then Vriddhi until 14:44 Sun
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 12:46 · Naga until 23:36 · Kimstughna until 10:32 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 24 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 24 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.