Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 December 2069A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 07:10 to 08:27. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Yamaganda 13:37 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 00:45Moonrise 12:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 December 2069

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 01:48 Sun, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:10 to 08:27
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:02
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:06
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:37 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:45 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 01:48 Sun · Navami until 00:00 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:11, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 10:21 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:35 Sun, then Variyan until 21:56 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:30 · Bava until 01:48 Sun · Balava until 12:58 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise12:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 21 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.