Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 18:50. Gulika Kalam 05:50 to 07:28. Rahu Kalam 09:05 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 23:32Moonrise 08:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 April 2007

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 01:39 Sun, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:05 to 10:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:50 to 07:28
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:40
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:05 to 10:43
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:32

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 01:39 Sun · Shashthi until 00:24 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:25 Sun, then Ardra until 23:51 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:40, then Atiganda until 10:10 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:35 · Balava until 01:39 Sun · Kaulava until 12:55 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:40Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 27 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 28 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:43 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.