Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 10 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:42. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:52 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:50. Yamaganda 13:47 to 15:06.00061218Moonrise 16:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 10 January 2009

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 12:38, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 10 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:52 to 11:10. 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 08:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:52 to 11:10
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:50
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:47 to 15:06
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:42

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 12:38 · Purnima until 08:57 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:48, then Punarvasu until 18:55 Sun
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:56, then Vaidhriti until 17:43 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:38 · Vishti until 22:47 · Bava until 08:57 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:42Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 27 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise16:49Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastSaturday 10 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 21 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:37 and 17:52.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.