Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 December 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:08 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 17:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 December 2055

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 13:46, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:43 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.09:43 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. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 13:46 · Pratipada until 11:54 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:50, then Mula until 09:35 Sun
  • YogaShula, Ganda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:19, then Ganda until 05:28 Sun, then Vriddhi until 03:03 Mon
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 13:46 · Kimstughna until 00:46 Sun · Bava until 11:54 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
  • Moonset17:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 18 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.