Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 7 January 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:40. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:46 to 15:04.00061218Moonset 02:31Moonrise 13:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 7 January 2017

Saturday in New Delhi.

Navami until 10:22, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 7 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:51 to 11:09. 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 08:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:51 to 11:09
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:48
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:17
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:46 to 15:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:31 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 10:22 · Dashami until 07:53 Sun
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:18, then Bharani until 12:27 Sun
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:47, then Sadhya until 16:24 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:22 · Taitila until 21:10 · Gara until 07:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe 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 EkadashiSunday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:41.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 9 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.