Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 05:55 to 07:32. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 04:53Moonrise 17:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 April 2011

Saturday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 15:47, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:55 to 07:32
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:53 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 15:47 · Chaturdashi until 12:00 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:50, then Hasta until 15:51 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:34, then Vyaghata until 11:20 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:47 · Gara until 01:54 Sun · Vanija until 12:00 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise17:00Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 28 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 05:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.