Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 31 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 18:00. Gulika Kalam 07:10 to 08:31. Rahu Kalam 09:52 to 11:14. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Yamaganda 13:56 to 15:17.00061218Moonset 22:42Moonrise 09:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 31 January 2009

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 18:46, then Shashthi.

Observed today Vasant Panchami

Times forNew Delhi · 31 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:52 to 11:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:10 to 08:31
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:43
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:52 to 11:14
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:56 to 15:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:00
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:42

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 18:46 · Shashthi until 18:21 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:39, then Revati until 16:53 Sun
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:10 Sun, then Sadhya until 00:31 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:46 · Kaulava until 06:37 Sun · Taitila until 18:21 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:00Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:43Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vasant PanchamiSaturday 31 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.