Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:54. Gulika Kalam 07:13 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Yamaganda 13:53 to 15:14.00061218Moonset 16:08Moonrise 06:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 January 2009

Saturday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 08:38, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 24 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:13 to 08:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:53 to 15:14
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:54
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:31 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 08:38 · Chaturdashi until 11:09 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:39 Sun, then Uttara Ashadha until 08:25 Mon
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:30 Sun, then Vajra until 04:11 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:38 · Vishti until 21:55 · Shakuni until 11:09 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:54Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:31Upper 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.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 24 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 5 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday 7 Feb after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6 FebruaryFollowers 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.