Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 31 July 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 19:13. Gulika Kalam 05:42 to 07:23. Rahu Kalam 09:05 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:09 to 15:50.00061218Moonset 10:06Moonrise 21:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 31 July 2010

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 18:43, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 July

Rahu Kalam runs 09:05 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:42 to 07:23
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:05 to 10:46
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:06
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:09 to 15:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 18:43 · Shashthi until 20:37 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:36, then Revati until 02:01 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:45 Sun, then Dhriti until 04:11 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 18:43 · Gara until 07:43 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:13Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, 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

  • Kamika EkadashiFriday 6 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:46 and 08:26.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.