Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 27 September 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:12, sunset 18:12. Gulika Kalam 06:12 to 07:42. Rahu Kalam 09:12 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:48 to 12:36. Yamaganda 13:42 to 15:12.00061218Moonset 20:09Moonrise 08:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 27 September 2014

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 15:27, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 September

Rahu Kalam runs 09:12 to 10:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:12
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:12 to 07:42
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:45
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:12 to 10:42
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:48 to 12:36
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:42 to 15:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:09

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 15:27 · Chaturthi until 15:49 Sun
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:42, then Vishakha until 23:33 Sun
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:54, then Vishkambha until 21:01 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:27 · Vanija until 03:42 Sun · Vishti until 15:49 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe 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

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 4 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:21 and 18:02.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.