Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 December 2062A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:07 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:52.00061218Moonrise 17:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 December 2062

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 13:48, then Pratipada.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:42 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:07 to 08:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 13:48 · Pratipada until 10:24 Sun
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:38 Sun, then Ardra until 21:55 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:06 Sun, then Shukla until 20:02 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:48 · Balava until 00:07 Sun · Kaulava until 10:24 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 16 December
  • Full moonSaturday 16 December
  • Purnima fastSaturday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:13 and 09:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.