Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 January 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:50. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:53. Yamaganda 13:52 to 15:11.00061218Moonset 20:47Moonrise 09:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 January 2018

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:11, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:13. 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 08:34
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:13
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:52 to 15:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:47

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 14:11 · Chaturthi until 15:34 Sun
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:31 Sun, then Purva Bhadrapada until 07:06 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:19, then Variyan until 11:16 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 14:11 · Vanija until 02:56 Sun · Vishti until 15:34 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:15Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe 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

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 27 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday 29 Jan after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.