Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 December 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:08 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 15:38Moonrise 06:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 December 2044

Saturday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 10:34, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:42 to 11:00. 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 08:25
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:35 to 14:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:16 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 10:34 · Chaturdashi until 12:19 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:44 Sun, then Jyeshtha until 07:11 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:46 Sun, then Shula until 01:07 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:34 · Vishti until 23:24 · Shakuni until 12:19 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:27 and 17:35.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 31 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.