Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 December 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:07 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 22:25Moonrise 10:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 December 2034

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 10:52, then Shashthi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

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

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:07 to 08:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 10:59
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:51
  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.22:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 10:52 · Shashthi until 11:29 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:35, then Shatabhisha until 00:28 Mon
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:42, then Vajra until 21:48 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:52 · Kaulava until 23:15 · Taitila until 11:29 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiThursday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:22 and 17:29.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 22 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.