Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 07:06 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 19:50Moonrise 08:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 December 2012

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 03:59 Sun, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:41 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:06 to 08:24
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:44
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:41 to 10:59
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:50

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 03:59 Sun · Chaturthi until 01:29 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:15, then Uttara Ashadha until 10:02 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:46, then Dhruva until 09:08 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 17:27 · Gara until 03:59 Sun · Vanija until 14:39 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:44Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:30.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.