Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 August 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 05:57 to 07:33. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 08:54Moonrise 20:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 August 2010

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi all day.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:57 to 07:33
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:54
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:10 to 10:46
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthiThe fourth lunar day of the waning MoonChaturthi until 07:34 Sun
  • NakshatraRevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:17 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:48, then Ganda until 11:19 Sun
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:37 · Balava until 07:34 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:27Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar 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.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 28 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.