Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 December 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Gulika Kalam 07:11 to 08:28. Rahu Kalam 09:45 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Yamaganda 13:38 to 14:55.00061218Moonrise 16:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 December 2045

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 08:29, then Purnima.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:45 to 11:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:11 to 08:28
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:45 to 11:03
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:38 to 14:55
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Purnima, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 08:29 · Purnima until 06:19 Sun · Pratipada until 03:49 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:56 Sun, then Ardra until 02:09 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:21, then Shukla until 12:16 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:29 · Vishti until 19:27 · Bava until 06:19 Sun · Balava until 17:06 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise16:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonSaturday 23 December
  • Purnima fastSaturday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.