Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 22 December 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Gulika Kalam 07:10 to 08:28. Rahu Kalam 09:45 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:41. Yamaganda 13:37 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 10:08Moonrise 20:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 22 December 2040

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 02:44 Sun, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:45 to 11:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:10 to 08:28
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:45 to 11:02
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:08
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:41
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:37 to 14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:50

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 02:44 Sun · Panchami until 05:17 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:25, then Ashlesha until 12:25 Sun
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:12, then Vishkambha until 23:03 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:26 · Balava until 02:44 Sun · Kaulava until 16:01 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 22 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 22 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.