Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 September 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:22. Gulika Kalam 06:08 to 07:40. Rahu Kalam 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:39. Yamaganda 13:46 to 15:18.00061218Moonset 18:28Moonrise 06:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 September 2009

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 21:51, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 19 September

Rahu Kalam runs 09:11 to 10:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:08 to 07:40
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:30
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:11 to 10:43
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:39
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:46 to 15:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 21:51 · Dwitiya until 19:58 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:38, then Hasta until 12:18 Sun
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:27 Sun, then Brahma until 22:53 Sun
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 11:00 · Bava until 21:51 · Balava until 08:50 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:30Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsSaturday 19 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 30 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:15 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.