Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 8 September 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:03, sunset 18:35. Gulika Kalam 06:03 to 07:37. Rahu Kalam 09:11 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:44. Yamaganda 13:53 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 10:34Moonrise 21:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 8 September 2001

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 12:06, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 September

Rahu Kalam runs 09:11 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:03
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:03 to 07:37
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:11 to 10:45
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:34
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:44
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:53 to 15:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:55

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 12:06 · Shashthi until 12:42 Sun
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:22, then Krittika until 22:24 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:15 Sun, then Harshana until 04:23 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:06 · Gara until 00:28 Sun · Vanija until 12:42 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe 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

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 13 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday 15 Sep after sunrise.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.