Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 29 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Gulika Kalam 05:58 to 07:34. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 00:57Moonrise 14:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 29 August 2009

Saturday in New Delhi.

Navami until 07:57, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 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 12:48
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:57 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 07:57 · Dashami until 10:21 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:08, then Mula until 11:05 Sun
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:47, then Priti until 11:43 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:57 · Taitila until 21:07 · Gara until 10:21 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:41Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe 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

  • Parsva EkadashiMonday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:00 and 08:31.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.