Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 November 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 06:47 to 08:07. Rahu Kalam 09:27 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:26 to 14:46.00061218Moonset 06:17Moonrise 16:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 November 2010

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 22:37, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 November

Rahu Kalam runs 09:27 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:47
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:47 to 08:07
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:27 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:28
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:26 to 14:46
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:17 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 22:37 · Purnima until 22:57 Sun
  • NakshatraBharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:55 Sun
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:42 Sun, then Parigha until 03:43 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:16 · Vanija until 22:37 · Vishti until 10:51 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise16:16Upper 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
  • 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

  • Utpanna EkadashiWednesday 1 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:14 and 17:23.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.