Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 October 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:49. Gulika Kalam 06:23 to 07:49. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 13:17Moonrise 23:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 October 2003

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 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.11:43 to 12:29
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:17
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:32 to 14:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:37

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtamiThe eighth lunar day of the waning MoonAshtami until 06:32 Sun
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:54, then Pushya until 00:09 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:08, then Siddha until 08:55 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:01 · Kaulava until 06:32 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:37Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe 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

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:14 and 17:45.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 22 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.