Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 July 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:37, sunset 19:18. Gulika Kalam 05:37 to 07:20. Rahu Kalam 09:02 to 10:45. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:10 to 15:53.00061218Moonset 12:43Moonrise 23:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 July 2011

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 23:39, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 23 July

Rahu Kalam runs 09:02 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:37 to 07:20
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:02 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:43
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:10 to 15:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:18
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:50

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 23:39 · Navami until 01:39 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:16 Sun, then Bharani until 03:49 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:12, then Shula until 19:53 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:32 · Kaulava until 23:39 · Taitila until 12:42 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:18Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:50Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 23 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiTuesday 26 JulyBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:50 and 19:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.