Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 January 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:57. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:32. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Yamaganda 13:55 to 15:15.00061218Moonset 22:46Moonrise 09:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 January 2012

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 15:31, then Shashthi.

Observed today Vasant Panchami

Times forNew Delhi · 28 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:32
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:51
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:13
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:55 to 15:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:57
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:46

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 15:31 · Shashthi until 17:45 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:07, then Revati until 23:53 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:38, then Siddha until 14:11 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:31 · Kaulava until 04:34 Sun · Taitila until 17:45 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:57Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:51Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vasant PanchamiSaturday 28 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiFriday 3 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:02.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.