Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 May 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:08. Gulika Kalam 05:28 to 07:10. Rahu Kalam 08:53 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:43.00061218Moonset 11:59Moonrise 01:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 May 2006

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 01:46 Sun, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:53 to 10:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:28 to 07:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:53 to 10:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:59
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:27 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 01:46 Sun · Navami until 23:34 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:11, then Shatabhisha until 15:47 Sun
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:32 Sun, then Vaidhriti until 21:40 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:51 · Kaulava until 01:46 Sun · Taitila until 12:41 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 20 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiTuesday 23 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:27 and 08:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.