Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 October 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:48. Gulika Kalam 06:24 to 07:50. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:31 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 22:15Moonrise 12:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 October 1985

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:41, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:24 to 07:50
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:04
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:31 to 14:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 15:41 · Saptami until 14:12 Sun
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:59, then Purva Ashadha until 13:11 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:06, then Sukarma until 18:53 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:41 · Gara until 02:52 Sun · Vanija until 14:12 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:04Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 19 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 24 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:29 and 08:42.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.