Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 December 2036A 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 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Yamaganda 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 19:57Moonrise 09:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 December 2036

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 01:45 Sun, then Chaturthi.

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.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:09 to 08:27
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:06
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:01
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:36 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:57

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 01:45 Sun · Chaturthi until 04:13 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:25, then Shravana until 02:17 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:05, then Vyaghata until 14:43 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:39 · Gara until 01:45 Sun · Vanija until 14:56 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
  • Moonset19:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:06Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNalaThe 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 EkadashiMonday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.