Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 December 2025A 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 14:54.00061218Moonset 17:32Moonrise 07:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 December 2025

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 07:13, then Pratipada.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:09 to 08:26
    3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:27
    4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:01
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:36 to 14:54
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:32

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 07:13 · Pratipada until 09:12 Sun
    • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:22 Sun, then Purva Ashadha until 03:36 Mon
    • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:17, then Vriddhi until 16:36 Sun
    • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 07:13 · Kimstughna until 20:15 · Bava until 09:12 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
    • Moonset17:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise07:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

    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
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe 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

    • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:27 and 17:34.
    • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 31 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.