Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 26 April 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 18:54. Gulika Kalam 05:45 to 07:23. Rahu Kalam 09:02 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 09:40Moonrise 00:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 26 April 2008

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 05:32 Sun, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:02 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:45 to 07:23
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:02 to 10:41
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:40
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:15 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 05:32 Sun · Saptami until 07:08 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:59, then Purva Ashadha until 08:34 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:07, then Siddha until 08:42 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:33 · Vanija until 05:32 Sun · Vishti until 18:24 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:15Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 26 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 1 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 3 May after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.