Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 26 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:55. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Yamaganda 13:54 to 15:14.00061218Moonset 09:27Moonrise 21:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 26 January 2008

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:22, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:33
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:13
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:54 to 15:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 16:22 · Panchami until 17:26 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:18, then Uttara Phalguni until 11:44 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, Atiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:28, then Atiganda until 06:55 Sun, then Sukarma until 06:53 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:22 · Kaulava until 04:49 Sun · Taitila until 17:26 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 26 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 3 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.