Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 December 2140A 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 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 00:47Moonrise 12:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 December 2140

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 00:11 Sun, then Navami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:05
  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.00:47 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 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 00:11 Sun · Navami until 22:28 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:55, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 18:00 Sun
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:43, then Vyatipata until 16:15 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:48 · Bava until 00:11 Sun · Balava until 11:24 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
  • Moonset00:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise12:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 17 December
  • ashtamiSaturday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.