Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 05:54 to 07:31. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 21:47Moonrise 07:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 April 2010

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 17:45, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:54 to 07:31
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:44
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:47

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 17:45 · Chaturthi until 16:57 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:52, then Rohini until 18:45 Sun
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:06, then Saubhagya until 11:26 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 06:01 · Gara until 17:45 · Vanija until 05:23 Sun · Vishti until 16:57 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:25Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe 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

  • Padmini EkadashiSaturday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:52.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 25 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.