Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 December 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 07:09 to 08:26. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 13:36 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 22:15Moonrise 11:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 December 2020

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 14:15, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:01. 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 08:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:01
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:09
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:36 to 14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 14:15 · Shashthi until 14:53 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:40, then Shatabhisha until 21:01 Sun
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:46, then Vajra until 12:02 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:15 · Kaulava until 02:28 Sun · Taitila until 14:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe 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 EkadashiFriday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:31 and 09:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.