Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 September 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:17. Gulika Kalam 06:10 to 07:41. Rahu Kalam 09:12 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:38. Yamaganda 13:44 to 15:15.00061218Moonset 18:40Moonrise 06:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 September 2006

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 19:52, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 23 September

Rahu Kalam runs 09:12 to 10:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:10 to 07:41
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:42
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:12 to 10:43
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:38
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:44 to 15:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:40

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 19:52 · Dwitiya until 22:21 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:44 Sun, then Chitra until 08:39 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:36, then Brahma until 11:35 Sun
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 06:34 · Bava until 19:52 · Balava until 09:08 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:42Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsSaturday 23 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 3 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:16 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.