Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 October 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 17:43. Gulika Kalam 06:28 to 07:52. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:30 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 22:29Moonrise 11:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 October 2009

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 14:19, then Saptami.

Observed today Chhath, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:16 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:28 to 07:52
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:59
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:30 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:29

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 14:19 · Saptami until 16:52 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:39 Sun, then Uttara Ashadha until 08:46 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:41 Sun, then Dhriti until 04:40 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:19 · Gara until 03:34 Sun · Vanija until 16:52 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:59Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • ChhathSaturday 24 October
  • shashthiSaturday 24 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 29 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:49 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.