Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 January 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:38. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:51 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:44 to 15:02.00061218Moonset 17:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 January 2019

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 06:58 Sun, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 5 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:51 to 11:08. 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 11:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:44 to 15:02
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 06:58 Sun · Pratipada until 09:19 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:07, then Purva Ashadha until 17:43 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:12 Sun, then Vyaghata until 02:49 Mon
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 17:55 · Naga until 06:58 Sun · Kimstughna until 20:06 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 5 January
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 5 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 17 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.