Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 8 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 07:01 to 08:19. Rahu Kalam 09:37 to 10:55. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Yamaganda 13:31 to 14:49.00061218Moonset 18:25Moonrise 07:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 8 December 2018

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 14:00, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:37 to 10:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:01 to 08:19
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:40
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:37 to 10:55
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:31 to 14:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 14:00 · Dwitiya until 15:41 Sun
  • NakshatraMulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:07 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:57, then Ganda until 21:12 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:00 · Balava until 02:46 Sun · Kaulava until 15:41 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe 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

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday 20 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 19 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.