Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 6 October 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:01. Gulika Kalam 06:17 to 07:45. Rahu Kalam 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:32. Yamaganda 13:37 to 15:05.00061218Moonset 11:28Moonrise 22:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 6 October 2012

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 21:48, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:13 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:17 to 07:45
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:13 to 10:41
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:28
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:32
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:37 to 15:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:14

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 21:48 · Saptami until 00:06 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:41 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:40, then Variyan until 13:32 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:31 · Vanija until 21:48 · Vishti until 11:00 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:01Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 6 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 11 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 08:15 and 08:39.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.