Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 December 2117A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:08 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 13:23Moonrise 02:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 December 2117

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 02:04 Sun, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:42 to 11:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:08 to 08:25
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:23
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:35 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:37 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 02:04 Sun · Ekadashi until 23:33 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:40, then Chitra until 10:58 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:28, then Shobhana until 08:18 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:15 · Vishti until 02:04 Sun · Bava until 12:50 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:37Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 09:12.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.