Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 July 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:20. Gulika Kalam 05:34 to 07:17. Rahu Kalam 09:00 to 10:44. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:10 to 15:54.00061218Moonset 01:05Moonrise 14:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 July 2005

Saturday in New Delhi.

Navami until 08:49, then Dashami.

Observed today Karka sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 July

Rahu Kalam runs 09:00 to 10:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:34 to 07:17
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:00 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:10 to 15:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:05 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 08:49 · Dashami until 07:45 Sun
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:50, then Vishakha until 12:22 Sun
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:31, then Shubha until 16:21 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:49 · Taitila until 20:23 · Gara until 07:45 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:13Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karka sankrantiSaturday 16 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiSunday 17 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday 19 Jul after sunrise.
  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 18 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.