Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 December 2145A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 07:08 to 08:25. Rahu Kalam 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:35 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 22:08Moonrise 10:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 December 2145

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 19:28, then Shashthi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:43 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.09:43 to 11:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:30
  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.22:08

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 19:28 · Shashthi until 18:11 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:32 Sun, then Shatabhisha until 05:16 Mon
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:25 Sun, then Vajra until 01:23 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:25 · Balava until 19:28 · Kaulava until 06:43 Sun · Taitila until 18:11 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
  • Moonset22:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:12 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.