Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 December 2073A 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 14:52.00061218Moonset 08:19Moonrise 19:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 December 2073

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 21:02, then Tritiya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:19
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 10:59
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:11

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 21:02 · Tritiya until 21:19 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:46, then Punarvasu until 13:44 Sun
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:42, then Brahma until 11:50 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:45 · Gara until 21:02 · Vanija until 09:13 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
  • Moonset08:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday 26 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 25 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.