Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 October 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:43. Gulika Kalam 06:27 to 07:52. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:30 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 20:34Moonrise 09:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 October 1998

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 01:12 Sun, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:16 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:27 to 07:52
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:41
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:33
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:30 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:34

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 01:12 Sun · Panchami until 03:02 Mon
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:52, then Jyeshtha until 10:25 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:55, then Shobhana until 08:28 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:10 · Vishti until 01:12 Sun · Bava until 14:10 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 24 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:33 and 08:45.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.