Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 12 December 2065A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 07:04 to 08:22. Rahu Kalam 09:40 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:36. Yamaganda 13:33 to 14:50.00061218Moonrise 16:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 12 December 2065

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 01:23 Sun, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:40 to 10:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:04 to 08:22
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:40 to 10:57
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:36
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:33 to 14:50
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 01:23 Sun · Pratipada until 03:52 Mon
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:50, then Mrigashira until 21:47 Sun
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:46 Sun, then Shubha until 02:33 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:05 · Bava until 01:23 Sun · Balava until 14:38 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise16:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonSaturday 12 December
  • Purnima fastSaturday 12 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:53 and 09:14.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.