Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 07:08 to 08:26. Rahu Kalam 09:43 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:39. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 01:28Moonrise 12:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 December 2015

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 07:47, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:43 to 11:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:08 to 08:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:43 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:39
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:35 to 14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:28 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then Navami, then DashamiThe eighth, ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 07:47 · Navami until 05:44 Sun · Dashami until 03:31 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:13, then Revati until 19:45 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:57, then Variyan until 13:01 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:47 · Balava until 18:47 · Kaulava until 05:44 Sun · Taitila until 16:38 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise12:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 19 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.