Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 April 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:50. Gulika Kalam 05:51 to 07:28. Rahu Kalam 09:06 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 02:33Moonrise 13:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 April 2013

Saturday in New Delhi.

Navami until 08:15, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:06 to 10:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:51 to 07:28
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:06 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:33
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:33 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 08:15 · Dashami until 08:52 Sun
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:25, then Magha until 20:20 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:44, then Ganda until 07:12 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:15 · Taitila until 20:39 · Gara until 08:52 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:33Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:48 and 07:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.