Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 14 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 17:53. Gulika Kalam 06:21 to 07:48. Rahu Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 13:34 to 15:00.00061218Moonset 13:40Moonrise 00:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 14 October 2006

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 18:24, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 14 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:14 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:21 to 07:48
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 15:00
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:04 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 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 18:24 · Navami until 19:54 Sun
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:53, then Pushya until 20:56 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:10, then Siddha until 12:07 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:24 · Taitila until 07:04 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:04Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar 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.

  • ashtamiSaturday 14 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 17 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:08 and 08:40.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.