Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 30 August 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:45. Gulika Kalam 05:58 to 07:34. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:57 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 18:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 30 August 2008

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 01:28 Sun, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 30 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:10 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:58 to 07:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:10 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:57 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 01:28 Sun · Pratipada until 00:27 Mon
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:37 Sun, then Purva Phalguni until 00:18 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:52, then Siddha until 21:57 Sun
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 14:09 · Naga until 01:28 Sun · Kimstughna until 12:54 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 30 August
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 30 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 11 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:05 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.