Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 27 August 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:49. Gulika Kalam 05:56 to 07:33. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 11:11Moonrise 22:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 27 August 1994

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 20:22, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:56 to 07:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:46
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:19

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 20:22 · Saptami until 22:57 Sun
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:13 Sun, then Krittika until 08:18 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:09, then Dhruva until 10:13 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:05 · Vanija until 20:22 · Vishti until 09:40 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 27 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 1 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:37 and 18:42.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.