Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 July 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:38, sunset 19:17. Gulika Kalam 05:38 to 07:20. Rahu Kalam 09:03 to 10:45. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:10 to 15:52.00061218Moonset 08:48Moonrise 21:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 July 2016

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 23:38, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 July

Rahu Kalam runs 09:03 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:38
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:38 to 07:20
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:48
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:03 to 10:45
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:10 to 15:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:43

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 23:38 · Panchami until 21:47 Sun
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:38, then Purva Bhadrapada until 13:37 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:55, then Shobhana until 06:29 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:29 · Balava until 23:38 · Kaulava until 10:44 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:17Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:43Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 23 July
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 23 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiSaturday 30 JulyBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:43 and 06:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.