Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 October 2070A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:48. 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 05:40Moonrise 16:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 October 2070

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 02:47 Sun, then Purnima.

Observed today Tula sankranti

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.16:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:40 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 02:47 Sun · Purnima until 00:30 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:49, then Revati until 21:20 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:47, then Vyaghata until 08:05 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:45 · Vanija until 02:47 Sun · Vishti until 13:42 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise16:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiSaturday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 29 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:04 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.