Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 12 October 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Gulika Kalam 06:20 to 07:47. Rahu Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Yamaganda 13:34 to 15:01.00061218Moonset 00:27Moonrise 13:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 12 October 2013

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 15:27, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:14 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:20 to 07:47
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:14
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 15:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:27 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 15:27 · Navami until 13:18 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:48, then Uttara Ashadha until 06:22 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:27 Sun, then Dhriti until 23:36 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:27 · Balava until 02:22 Sun · Kaulava until 13:18 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:14Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 12 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 15 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:23 and 07:47.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.