Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 18:51. Gulika Kalam 05:48 to 07:26. Rahu Kalam 09:04 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 10:10Moonrise 00:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 April 2011

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 19:19, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:04 to 10:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:48 to 07:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:04 to 10:42
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:10
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:18 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 19:19 · Saptami until 19:46 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:48 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:25, then Siddha until 12:34 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:24 · Vanija until 19:19 · Vishti until 07:27 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar 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.

  • shashthiSaturday 23 April

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.