Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 8 November 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 17:31. Gulika Kalam 06:38 to 08:00. Rahu Kalam 09:21 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Yamaganda 13:26 to 14:48.00061218Moonset 00:44Moonrise 13:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 8 November 1997

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 14:23, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 November

Rahu Kalam runs 09:21 to 10:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:38 to 08:00
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:21 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:11
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:26 to 14:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:44 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 14:23 · Navami until 12:24 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:55 Sun, then Shatabhisha until 03:23 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:30 Sun, then Dhruva until 21:35 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:23 · Balava until 01:26 Sun · Kaulava until 12:24 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 8 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 10 NovemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 12 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.