Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 January 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:54. Yamaganda 13:52 to 15:12.00061218Moonset 10:59Moonrise 23:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 January 2006

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 January

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:14 to 08:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:13
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:59
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:52 to 15:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:58

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptamiThe seventh lunar day of the waning MoonSaptami until 08:02 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:59, then Chitra until 17:09 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:00, then Dhriti until 20:05 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 19:09 · Bava until 08:02 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:58Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, 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

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday 27 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 26 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.