Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 October 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:49. Gulika Kalam 06:23 to 07:49. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 02:57Moonrise 14:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 October 2048

Saturday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:42 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:30 and 08:40.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:23 to 07:49
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:32 to 14:58
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:57 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 00:42 Sun · Dwadashi until 23:53 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:16, then Shatabhisha until 13:59 Sun
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:05 Sun, then Vriddhi until 23:18 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:13 · Vishti until 00:42 Sun · Bava until 12:15 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 17 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:30 and 08:40.
  • Tula sankrantiSaturday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiMonday 2 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:35 and 08:46.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.