Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 December 2113A 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 01:03Moonrise 12:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 December 2113

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 15:56, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:03 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 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 15:56 · Navami until 13:54 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:14, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 11:56 Sun
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:11, then Vyatipata until 12:20 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:56 · Balava until 02:58 Sun · Kaulava until 13:54 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
  • Moonset01:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise12:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 20 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 19 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.