Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 3 October 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:05. Gulika Kalam 06:15 to 07:44. Rahu Kalam 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:34. Yamaganda 13:39 to 15:08.00061218Moonset 13:09Moonrise 23:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 3 October 2026

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 08:00, then Ashtami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 3 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:13 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:15 to 07:44
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:13 to 10:41
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:34
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:09
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:39 to 15:08
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:05
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:27

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
    • TithiSaptami, then Ashtami, then NavamiThe seventh, eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 08:00 · Ashtami until 05:52 Sun · Navami until 03:54 Mon
    • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:30 Sun, then Punarvasu until 00:14 Mon
    • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:22, then Parigha until 12:32 Sun
    • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:00 · Balava until 18:55 · Kaulava until 05:52 Sun · Taitila until 16:52 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:05Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 50 min of daylight
    • Moonset13:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise23:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

    The calendar

    Where the day sits in the year.

    • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
    • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
    • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • ashtamiSaturday 3 October

    Next Ekadashi

    • Indira EkadashiTuesday 6 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:18 and 08:37.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.