Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 January 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:39. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:45 to 15:03.00061218Moonset 11:55Moonrise 01:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 January 2013

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:51, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 5 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:51 to 11:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:51 to 11:09
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:55
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:45 to 15:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:10 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:51 · Navami until 19:12 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:42, then Chitra until 12:52 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:45, then Sukarma until 20:10 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:28 · Kaulava until 20:51 · Taitila until 08:05 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:10Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 5 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.