Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 9 December 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 07:02 to 08:20. Rahu Kalam 09:38 to 10:55. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Yamaganda 13:31 to 14:49.00061218Moonset 14:41Moonrise 04:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 9 December 2023

Saturday is Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:03 and 07:13.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:38 to 10:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:02 to 08:20
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:38 to 10:55
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:31 to 14:49
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:41
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:13 Sun

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
    • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:14 Sun
    • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:43, then Swati until 11:50 Sun
    • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:37, then Atiganda until 22:34 Sun
    • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:59 · Taitila until 07:14 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
    • Moonset14:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise04:13Upper 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
    • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
    • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraShobhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 9 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:03 and 07:13.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday 24 Dec after sunrise.
    • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.