Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 December 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:07 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 16:18Moonrise 06:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 December 2017

Saturday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 07:11, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:42 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:07 to 08:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:01 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 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 07:11 · Chaturdashi until 09:30 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:12 Sun, then Jyeshtha until 07:07 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:14 Sun, then Shula until 03:00 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:11 · Vishti until 20:18 · Shakuni until 09:30 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 16 December
  • Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.