Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 2 January 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:36. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:32. Rahu Kalam 09:49 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:46. Yamaganda 13:43 to 15:00.00061218Moonset 12:14Moonrise 00:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 2 January 2016

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 00:22 Sun, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 2 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:49 to 11:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:14 to 08:32
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:49 to 11:07
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:46
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:14
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:43 to 15:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:55 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 00:22 Sun · Navami until 02:59 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:35, then Chitra until 02:36 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:25, then Atiganda until 16:22 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:00 · Kaulava until 00:22 Sun · Taitila until 13:42 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:36Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 2 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:30 and 17:38.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.