Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 13 April 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Gulika Kalam 05:58 to 07:34. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 21:32Moonrise 07:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 13 April 2013

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 19:18, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 13 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:10 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:58 to 07:34
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:42
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:10 to 10:46
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:32

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 19:18 · Chaturthi until 21:35 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:49 Sun, then Rohini until 06:43 Mon
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:38 Sun, then Saubhagya until 04:29 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 06:18 · Gara until 19:18 · Vanija until 08:24 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:42Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiSaturday 13 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:48 and 07:49.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.