Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 December 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 07:08 to 08:26. Rahu Kalam 09:43 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:39. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 10:03Moonrise 20:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 December 2043

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 00:37 Sun, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:43 to 11:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:08 to 08:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:43 to 11:01
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:03
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:39
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:35 to 14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 00:37 Sun · Panchami until 22:57 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:50, then Ashlesha until 15:34 Sun
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:14, then Vaidhriti until 09:16 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:45 · Balava until 00:37 Sun · Kaulava until 11:41 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 19 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 19 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 27 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:13 and 07:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.