Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 April 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:49. Gulika Kalam 05:52 to 07:29. Rahu Kalam 09:06 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:46. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 08:55Moonrise 22:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 April 2014

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 08:41, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:52 to 07:29
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:55
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:06 to 10:43
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:46
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 08:41 · Panchami until 06:47 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:49, then Mula until 19:33 Sun
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:07, then Parigha until 09:26 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:41 · Kaulava until 19:46 · Taitila until 06:47 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 19 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 25 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:46 and 08:22.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.