Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 26 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:29. Rahu Kalam 09:47 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Yamaganda 13:39 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 07:34Moonrise 18:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 26 December 2015

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 15:24, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:47 to 11:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:29
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:34
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:47 to 11:04
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:39 to 14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 15:24 · Dwitiya until 14:42 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:29, then Punarvasu until 11:19 Sun
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:54, then Indra until 15:10 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:24 · Taitila until 02:58 Sun · Gara until 14:42 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:30 and 17:38.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.