Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Gulika Kalam 06:25 to 07:50. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:31 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 17:10Moonrise 06:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 October 2006

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 08:25, then Amavasya.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:25 to 07:50
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:31 to 14:56
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:23 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 08:25 · Amavasya until 10:44 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:53, then Chitra until 14:38 Sun
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:17, then Vishkambha until 17:56 Sun
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 08:25 · Chatushpada until 21:37 · Naga until 10:44 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:23Upper 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.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaSaturday 21 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 21 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday 3 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 NovemberFollowers 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.