Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 December 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 07:09 to 08:27. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Yamaganda 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 13:58Moonrise 02:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 December 2019

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 17:15, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:09 to 08:27
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:02
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:36 to 14:54
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:58 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 17:15 · Ekadashi until 15:22 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:49, then Swati until 18:38 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:26, then Atiganda until 08:39 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:15 · Bava until 04:18 Sun · Balava until 15:22 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe 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 EkadashiSunday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:11 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.