Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 October 2077A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Gulika Kalam 06:23 to 07:49. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:40. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 17:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 October 2077

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 04:38 Sun, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:40. 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 10:40
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:29
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:32 to 14:58
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 04:38 Sun · Pratipada until 07:02 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:34, then Chitra until 19:31 Sun
  • YogaVaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:16 Sun
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 15:23 · Naga until 04:38 Sun · Kimstughna until 17:51 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 16 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 16 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 27 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:12 and 17:38.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 28 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.