Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 22 December 2136A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 07:10 to 08:27. Rahu Kalam 09:45 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Yamaganda 13:37 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 16:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 22 December 2136

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 16:00, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:45 to 11:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:10 to 08:27
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:45 to 11:02
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:37 to 14:54
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 16:00 · Amavasya until 12:07 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:47 Sun, then Mula until 23:41 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:36, then Ganda until 14:11 Sun
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 16:00 · Chatushpada until 02:04 Sun · Naga until 12:07 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 22 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:28 and 17:36.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 3 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 07:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.