Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 January 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:50 to 15:09.00061218Moonset 00:24Moonrise 11:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 January 2016

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 17:56, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:12
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:34
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:50 to 15:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:24 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 17:56 · Ashtami until 15:58 Sun
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:13 Sun, then Ashwini until 23:57 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:42, then Siddha until 13:53 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:56 · Vishti until 04:56 Sun · Bava until 15:58 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise11:34Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 20 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.