Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 October 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:52. Gulika Kalam 06:22 to 07:48. Rahu Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 13:33 to 15:00.00061218Moonset 09:02Moonrise 19:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 October 2011

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 15:05, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Karva Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:14 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:22 to 07:48
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:02
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:14 to 10:41
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:33 to 15:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:47

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 15:05 · Chaturthi until 17:18 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:50 Sun, then Rohini until 06:22 Mon
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:50, then Vyatipata until 19:28 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:05 · Bava until 04:14 Sun · Balava until 17:18 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:47Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karva ChauthSaturday 15 October
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 15 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:28 and 08:42.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.