Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 December 2074A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 07:06 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 15:06Moonrise 04:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 December 2074

Saturday is Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 23:48, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:41 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:06 to 08:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:41 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:51
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:32 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 23:48 · Trayodashi until 20:19 Sun
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:36, then Vishakha until 15:56 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:05, then Sukarma until 16:03 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:24 · Taitila until 23:48 · Gara until 10:06 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 15 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 07:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.