Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 26 January 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:56. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Yamaganda 13:54 to 15:15.00061218Moonset 06:54Moonrise 17:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 26 January 2013

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 08:48, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 26 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:54 to 15:15
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:56
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:54 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 08:48 · Purnima until 10:08 Sun
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:44, then Pushya until 16:29 Sun
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:10, then Priti until 10:02 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:48 · Vishti until 21:32 · Bava until 10:08 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:56Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise17:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • Purnima fastSaturday 26 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 6 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:06 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.