Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 December 2039A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:07 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 19:15Moonrise 08:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 December 2039

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 14:39, then Tritiya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:42 to 11:00. 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 08:25
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:49
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 11:00
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  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.19:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 14:39 · Tritiya until 11:18 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:32, then Uttara Ashadha until 14:59 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:04, then Dhruva until 12:07 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:39 · Taitila until 00:56 Sun · Gara until 11:18 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
  • Moonset19:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:16.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.