Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 October 2059A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:49. Gulika Kalam 06:24 to 07:49. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 04:07Moonrise 16:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 October 2059

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 18:20, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Tula sankranti, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:24 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 14:57
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:07 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 18:20 · Trayodashi until 14:50 Sun
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:09, then Purva Bhadrapada until 08:30 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:56, then Dhruva until 16:53 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:00 · Balava until 18:20 · Kaulava until 04:37 Sun · Taitila until 14:50 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise16:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiSaturday 18 October
  • PradoshSaturday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:11 and 17:36.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 1 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 06:34 and 08:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.