Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:08 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 09:54Moonrise 21:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 December 2016

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 18:51, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:42 to 11:00. 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 08:25
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 11:00
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:54
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:35 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:12

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 18:51 · Panchami until 17:57 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:09, then Ashlesha until 12:40 Sun
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:24, then Vaidhriti until 08:10 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:38 · Balava until 18:51 · Kaulava until 06:17 Sun · Taitila until 17:57 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 17 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.