Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 December 2147A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 07:06 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 13:34 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 13:11Moonrise 01:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 December 2147

Saturday in New Delhi.

Navami until 02:51 Sun, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:41 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:06 to 08:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:41 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:11
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 14:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:33 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 02:51 Sun · Dashami until 04:37 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:36, then Hasta until 16:07 Sun
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:10, then Saubhagya until 17:35 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:45 · Gara until 02:51 Sun · Vanija until 15:49 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavangaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:20 and 17:27.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.