Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 January 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:48. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:53. Yamaganda 13:51 to 15:10.00061218Moonset 20:56Moonrise 08:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 January 2048

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 11:47, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 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.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:34
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:58
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:12
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:51 to 15:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 11:47 · Chaturthi until 11:18 Sun
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:07 Sun, then Purva Bhadrapada until 07:51 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:37, then Variyan until 17:11 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:47 · Vanija until 23:27 · Vishti until 11:18 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe 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 EkadashiSunday 26 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:12 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.