Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 January 2027A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:50 to 15:09.00061218Moonset 01:39Moonrise 11:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 January 2027

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:43, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:34
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:12
    4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:51
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:50 to 15:09
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:39 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 07:15 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 13:43 · Navami until 12:27 Sun
    • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:39, then Bharani until 22:43 Sun
    • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:39, then Sadhya until 12:24 Sun
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:43 · Balava until 01:11 Sun · Kaulava until 12:27 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
    • Moonset01:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
    • Moonrise11:51Upper 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
    • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
    • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • ashtamiSaturday 16 January

    Next Ekadashi

    • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday 20 Jan after sunrise.
    • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 19 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.