Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 October 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:43. Gulika Kalam 06:27 to 07:52. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:30 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 18:38Moonrise 07:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 October 1987

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 21:11, then Tritiya.

Observed today Bhai Dooj

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:16 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:27 to 07:52
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:55
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:41
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:30 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:38

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 21:11 · Tritiya until 19:41 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:15 Sun, then Anuradha until 00:23 Mon
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:25 Sun, then Saubhagya until 22:01 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:47 · Kaulava until 21:11 · Taitila until 08:28 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:55Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Bhai DoojSaturday 24 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:11 and 17:35.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.