Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 December 2134A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:07 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 19:54Moonrise 09:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 December 2134

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 21:50, then Chaturthi.

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 07:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:07 to 08:25
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:33
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 11:00
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:35 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:54

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 21:50 · Chaturthi until 22:58 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:57 Sun, then Shravana until 05:45 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:06 Sun, then Vyaghata until 01:53 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:31 · Gara until 21:50 · Vanija until 10:19 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
  • Moonset19:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:16.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.