Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 October 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 17:43. Gulika Kalam 06:28 to 07:52. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:29 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 00:41Moonrise 13:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 October 2020

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 06:59, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:28 to 07:52
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:29 to 14:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:41 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 06:59 · Navami until 07:42 Sun
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:38 Sun, then Dhanishtha until 04:23 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:41 Sun, then Ganda until 00:28 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:59 · Balava until 19:16 · Kaulava until 07:42 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:56Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 24 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 27 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:31 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.