Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Gulika Kalam 06:23 to 07:49. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 20:57Moonrise 09:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 October 2015

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 13:24, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:23 to 07:49
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:41
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:54
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:29
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:32 to 14:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:57

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 13:24 · Panchami until 14:18 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:42, then Jyeshtha until 13:12 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:30 Sun, then Shobhana until 23:56 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:24 · Bava until 01:55 Sun · Balava until 14:18 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 25 Oct after sunrise.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.