Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 07:10 to 08:27. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Yamaganda 13:37 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 09:36Moonrise 21:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 December 2013

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 00:53 Sun, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:02. 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 08:27
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:36
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:02
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:37 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 00:53 Sun · Panchami until 03:14 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:59, then Ashlesha until 12:53 Sun
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:44 Sun, then Vishkambha until 01:26 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:38 · Balava until 00:53 Sun · Kaulava until 14:05 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 21 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 21 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.