Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 January 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:52. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:54. Yamaganda 13:53 to 15:13.00061218Moonset 22:35Moonrise 10:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 January 1988

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 18:39, then Shashthi.

Observed today Vasant Panchami

Times forNew Delhi · 23 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:14 to 08:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:13
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:07
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:53 to 15:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:35

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 18:39 · Shashthi until 16:50 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:02, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 07:37 Sun
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:08, then Shiva until 08:15 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:48 · Balava until 18:39 · Kaulava until 05:39 Sun · Taitila until 16:50 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:07Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vasant PanchamiSaturday 23 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiFriday 29 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:11 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.