Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 6 January 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:39. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:45 to 15:03.00061218Moonset 09:20Moonrise 20:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 6 January 2007

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 20:03, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:51 to 11:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:33
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:51 to 11:09
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:45 to 15:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 20:03 · Chaturthi until 21:34 Sun
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:03 Sun, then Magha until 02:09 Mon
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:29, then Priti until 08:14 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:32 · Vishti until 20:03 · Bava until 08:44 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 6 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 15 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:15 and 09:21.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.