Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 January 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:53. Gulika Kalam 07:13 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:54. Yamaganda 13:53 to 15:13.00061218Moonset 23:37Moonrise 11:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 January 1999

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:41, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:13 to 08:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:13
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:02
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:53 to 15:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:37

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 15:41 · Saptami until 13:47 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, Revati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:04, then Revati until 06:54 Sun, then Ashwini until 05:32 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:01, then Siddha until 07:17 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:41 · Gara until 02:46 Sun · Vanija until 13:47 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:02Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 23 January

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.