Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 17:40. Gulika Kalam 06:30 to 07:54. Rahu Kalam 09:17 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 13:29 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 22:20Moonrise 12:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 October 2006

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 16:15, then Saptami.

Observed today Chhath, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:17 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:30 to 07:54
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:17 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:08
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:29 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:20

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 16:15 · Saptami until 15:30 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:01, then Uttara Ashadha until 22:46 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:23, then Dhriti until 13:40 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 16:15 · Gara until 03:56 Sun · Vanija until 15:30 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:08Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • ChhathSaturday 28 October
  • shashthiSaturday 28 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.