Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 8 June 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:23, sunset 19:18. Gulika Kalam 05:23 to 07:07. Rahu Kalam 08:52 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:48. Yamaganda 14:05 to 15:49.00061218Moonset 19:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 8 June 2013

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 21:26, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 8 June

Rahu Kalam runs 08:52 to 10:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:23
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:23 to 07:07
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:52 to 10:36
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:48
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:05 to 15:49
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:18

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 21:26 · Pratipada until 23:56 Sun
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:09, then Mrigashira until 23:13 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:04, then Shula until 20:06 Sun
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 08:13 · Naga until 21:26 · Kimstughna until 10:41 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:18Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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.

  • New moonSaturday 8 June
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 8 June

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiWednesday 19 JuneBreak the fast on Friday 21 Jun after sunrise.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 20 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.