Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 October 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:51. Gulika Kalam 06:22 to 07:48. Rahu Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 13:33 to 14:59.00061218Moonset 15:10Moonrise 02:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 October 2055

Saturday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:55, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday 18 Oct after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:14 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:22 to 07:48
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:33 to 14:59
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:37 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 08:55 · Ekadashi until 06:29 Sun
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:06, then Magha until 10:19 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:18 Sun, then Shukla until 21:47 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:55 · Bava until 19:47 · Balava until 06:29 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday 18 Oct after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:33 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.