Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 October 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:46. Gulika Kalam 06:26 to 07:51. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:31 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 19:02Moonrise 07:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 October 2017

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 03:01 Sun, then Tritiya.

Observed today Bhai Dooj

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:16 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:26 to 07:51
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:34
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:41
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:31 to 14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:02

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 03:01 Sun · Tritiya until 04:51 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:17, then Vishakha until 12:23 Sun
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:18, then Ayushman until 15:29 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:15 · Kaulava until 03:01 Sun · Taitila until 15:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:34Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Bhai DoojSaturday 21 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiTuesday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:34 and 08:45.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.