Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 August 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:55. Gulika Kalam 05:53 to 07:31. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 14:02 to 15:40.00061218Moonset 03:37Moonrise 16:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 August 2010

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 15:39, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:53 to 07:31
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:02 to 15:40
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:37 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 15:39 · Trayodashi until 17:48 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:29, then Uttara Ashadha until 15:11 Sun
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:31 Sun, then Saubhagya until 06:21 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:39 · Kaulava until 04:41 Sun · Taitila until 17:48 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise16:48Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSaturday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:36 and 18:38.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 SeptemberFollowers 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.