Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 December 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:06 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 20:58Moonrise 10:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 December 2023

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:01, then Panchami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:06 to 08:24
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 10:59
    4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:19
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:52
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:58

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
    • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 20:01 · Panchami until 17:34 Sun
    • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:37 Sun, then Dhanishtha until 02:54 Mon
    • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:47 Sun, then Harshana until 00:35 Mon
    • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:16 · Vishti until 20:01 · Bava until 06:47 Sun · Balava until 17:34 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
    • Moonset20:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise10:19Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraShobhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 16 December
    • chaturthiSaturday 16 December

    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.