Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 31 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:35. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:31. Rahu Kalam 09:49 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:42 to 15:00.00061218Moonset 19:36Moonrise 08:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 31 December 2016

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 14:52, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:49 to 11:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:14 to 08:31
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:30
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:49 to 11:07
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:42 to 15:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:36

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 14:52 · Tritiya until 15:33 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:48, then Shravana until 16:01 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:01, then Harshana until 09:26 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:52 · Taitila until 03:16 Sun · Gara until 15:33 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:30Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:41.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 9 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.