Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 October 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Gulika Kalam 06:23 to 07:49. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 16:20Moonrise 04:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 October 1998

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 08:38, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Dhanteras, Tula sankranti, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:23 to 07:49
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:29
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:32 to 14:58
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:24 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 08:38 · Trayodashi until 10:48 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:32, then Uttara Phalguni until 17:15 Sun
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:56 Sun, then Indra until 03:41 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:38 · Gara until 21:41 · Vanija until 10:48 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • DhanterasSaturday 17 October
  • Tula sankrantiSaturday 17 October
  • PradoshSaturday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:33 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.