Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 December 2047A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 07:09 to 08:27. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Yamaganda 13:36 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 22:14Moonrise 10:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 December 2047

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 18:08, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:09 to 08:27
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:02
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:28
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:36 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:14

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 18:08 · Shashthi until 18:02 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:07, then Shatabhisha until 21:42 Sun
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:29, then Vajra until 11:01 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:08 · Kaulava until 05:59 Sun · Taitila until 18:02 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:28Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:25 and 17:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.