Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 8 September 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:03, sunset 18:34. Gulika Kalam 06:03 to 07:37. Rahu Kalam 09:11 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:44. Yamaganda 13:52 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 12:47Moonrise 23:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 8 September 2012

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 September

Rahu Kalam runs 09:11 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:03
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:03 to 07:37
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:11 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:44
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:52 to 15:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtamiThe eighth lunar day of the waning MoonAshtami until 07:56 Sun
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:57, then Mrigashira until 23:43 Sun
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:02 Sun, then Siddhi until 05:42 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:45 · Kaulava until 07:56 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:31Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiWednesday 12 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:06 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.