Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 9 August 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 19:06. Gulika Kalam 05:47 to 07:27. Rahu Kalam 09:07 to 10:47. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Yamaganda 14:06 to 15:46.00061218Moonset 22:35Moonrise 10:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 9 August 1997

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 04:03 Sun, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 9 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:07 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:47 to 07:27
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:07 to 10:47
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:43
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:06 to 15:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:35

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 04:03 Sun · Saptami until 05:40 Mon
  • NakshatraChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:18 Sun
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:28, then Shubha until 17:59 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:02 · Taitila until 04:03 Sun · Gara until 16:56 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:43Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 9 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 14 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 13:45 and 19:00.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 15 AugustFollowers 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.