Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:23. Gulika Kalam 05:29 to 07:13. Rahu Kalam 08:57 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:10 to 15:54.00061218Moonset 21:24Moonrise 07:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 July 2008

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 23:22, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 July

Rahu Kalam runs 08:57 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:29 to 07:13
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:41
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:57 to 10:41
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:10 to 15:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:24

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 23:22 · Chaturthi until 21:45 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:25, then Ashlesha until 06:06 Sun
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:17, then Vajra until 05:32 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:26 · Gara until 23:22 · Vanija until 10:28 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:41Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe 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

  • Devshayani EkadashiSunday 13 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 13:50 and 19:21.
  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 14 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 07:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.