Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 13 October 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 17:53. Gulika Kalam 06:21 to 07:47. Rahu Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 13:34 to 15:00.00061218Moonset 16:14Moonrise 04:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 13 October 2012

Saturday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 23:09, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 13 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:21 to 07:47
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 15:00
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:53 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 23:09 · Chaturdashi until 20:33 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:53, then Uttara Phalguni until 11:15 Sun
  • YogaShukla, Brahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:07, then Brahma until 05:09 Sun, then Indra until 01:46 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:15 · Vanija until 23:09 · Vishti until 09:55 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 13 October
  • PradoshSaturday 13 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 25 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:30 and 08:43.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.