Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 December 2067A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:07 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 04:46Moonrise 14:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 December 2067

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 20:33, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:42 to 11:00. 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 08:25
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:35 to 14:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:46 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 20:33 · Trayodashi until 20:20 Sun
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:43, then Krittika until 00:09 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:56, then Siddha until 20:35 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:48 · Balava until 20:33 · Kaulava until 08:23 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
  • Moonset04:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.