Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 November 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 06:45 to 08:05. Rahu Kalam 09:25 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:27. Yamaganda 13:26 to 14:46.00061218Moonset 22:38Moonrise 11:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 November 1996

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 21:51, then Saptami.

Observed today Chhath, Vrishchika sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 November

Rahu Kalam runs 09:25 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:45 to 08:05
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:25 to 10:46
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:20
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:27
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:26 to 14:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:38

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 21:51 · Saptami until 19:41 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:09, then Shravana until 15:40 Sun
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:29, then Vriddhi until 18:31 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:58 · Taitila until 21:51 · Gara until 08:45 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ChhathSaturday 16 November
  • Vrishchika sankrantiSaturday 16 November
  • shashthiSaturday 16 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 21 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:50 and 08:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.