Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 December 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 07:06 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 04:57Moonrise 15:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 December 2040

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 14:27, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:41 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:06 to 08:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:41 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:51
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:57 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 14:27 · Trayodashi until 15:09 Sun
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:16, then Krittika until 21:37 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:36, then Siddha until 20:02 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:27 · Kaulava until 02:45 Sun · Taitila until 15:09 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSaturday 15 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.