Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 January 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:50 to 15:09.00061218Moonset 16:45Moonrise 06:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 January 1999

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 20:49, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:50 to 15:09
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:43 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 20:49 · Amavasya until 21:16 Sun
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:46, then Purva Ashadha until 09:00 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:27, then Harshana until 21:36 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:25 · Shakuni until 20:49 · Chatushpada until 09:06 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:43Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe 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 EkadashiWednesday 27 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 17:56.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 28 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.