Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 7 July 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:23. Gulika Kalam 05:29 to 07:14. Rahu Kalam 08:58 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:10 to 15:54.00061218Moonset 09:03Moonrise 21:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 7 July 2012

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:43, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 7 July

Rahu Kalam runs 08:58 to 10:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:29 to 07:14
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:58 to 10:42
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:03
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:10 to 15:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 16:43 · Panchami until 16:29 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:15, then Shatabhisha until 11:34 Sun
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:46, then Ayushman until 07:21 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:43 · Kaulava until 04:30 Sun · Taitila until 16:29 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 7 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiSaturday 14 JulyBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:50 and 19:20.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 15 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:34 and 06:00.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.