Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 22 October 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:45. Gulika Kalam 06:26 to 07:51. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:30 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 11:15Moonrise 21:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 22 October 2005

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 14:22, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:16 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:26 to 07:51
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:41
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:15
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:30 to 14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:20

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 14:22 · Shashthi until 15:43 Sun
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:21, then Ardra until 19:19 Sun
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:53, then Shiva until 19:57 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:22 · Gara until 02:57 Sun · Vanija until 15:43 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe 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 EkadashiFriday 28 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:12 and 17:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.