Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 12 October 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Gulika Kalam 06:20 to 07:47. Rahu Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Yamaganda 13:34 to 15:01.00061218Moonset 17:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 12 October 1996

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 19:44, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:14 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:20 to 07:47
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 15:01
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 19:44 · Pratipada until 19:56 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:15, then Chitra until 16:09 Sun
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:24, then Vaidhriti until 10:36 Sun
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 07:27 · Naga until 19:44 · Kimstughna until 07:54 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 12 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 12 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:13 and 17:43.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 23 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.