Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:38. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:50 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:44 to 15:02.00061218Moonset 14:47Moonrise 05:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 January 2008

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 12:21, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 5 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:50 to 11:08. 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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:50 to 11:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:44 to 15:02
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:29 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 12:21 · Trayodashi until 14:21 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:01, then Jyeshtha until 19:25 Sun
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:17 Sun, then Vriddhi until 04:30 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:21 · Gara until 01:24 Sun · Vanija until 14:21 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:29Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSaturday 5 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:36 and 17:49.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 19 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.