Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 December 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 07:09 to 08:26. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 13:36 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 16:09Moonrise 06:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 December 2014

Saturday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 10:52, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:09 to 08:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:36 to 14:53
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:04 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 10:52 · Chaturdashi until 09:16 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:12, then Jyeshtha until 20:57 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:41, then Shula until 12:05 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:52 · Vishti until 22:09 · Shakuni until 09:16 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 08:33.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.