Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:48. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:51 to 15:10.00061218Moonset 11:04Moonrise 00:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 January 2009

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 19:50, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:12. 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.09:53 to 11:12
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:04
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:51 to 15:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:25 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 19:50 · Ashtami until 20:52 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:46, then Chitra until 13:06 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:30, then Dhriti until 23:12 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:36 · Bava until 19:50 · Balava until 08:16 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:25Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 21 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:37 and 17:52.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.