Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 September 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 06:07 to 07:39. Rahu Kalam 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 13:48 to 15:20.00061218Moonset 10:14Moonrise 21:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 September 2011

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 02:50 Sun, then Shashthi.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 09:11 to 10:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:07 to 07:39
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:11 to 10:43
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:14
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:48 to 15:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:05

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 02:50 Sun · Shashthi until 04:58 Mon
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:52, then Krittika until 21:39 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:06, then Harshana until 12:57 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:38 · Taitila until 02:50 Sun · Gara until 15:57 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:05Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiSaturday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 23 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:26 and 18:16.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.