Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 8 February 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 18:06. Gulika Kalam 07:05 to 08:28. Rahu Kalam 09:50 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:14 to 12:58. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:21.00061218Moonset 19:05Moonrise 07:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 8 February 1997

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 16:48, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:50 to 11:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:05 to 08:28
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:50 to 11:13
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:14 to 12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:05

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 16:48 · Dwitiya until 13:10 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:49, then Shatabhisha until 11:55 Sun
  • YogaVariyan, Parigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:07, then Parigha until 06:51 Sun, then Shiva until 02:50 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:48 · Balava until 02:57 Sun · Kaulava until 13:10 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:06Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:20Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:13.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 18 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:57 and 08:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.