Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 December 2030A 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 13:37 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 14:18Moonrise 04:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 December 2030

Saturday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:33, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:10 and 09:13.

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.13:37 to 14:54
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:17 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 12:33 · Dwadashi until 09:42 Sun
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:16, then Vishakha until 15:01 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, Sukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:59, then Sukarma until 05:30 Sun, then Dhriti until 01:38 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:33 · Kaulava until 23:12 · Taitila until 09:42 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
  • Moonset14:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSadharanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:10 and 09:13.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.