Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 7 January 2079A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:40. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:33. Rahu Kalam 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:45 to 15:04.00061218Moonset 21:32Moonrise 10:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 7 January 2079

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 14:55, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 7 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:51 to 11:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:51 to 11:09
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:12
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:45 to 15:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:32

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 14:55 · Panchami until 14:35 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:20, then Shatabhisha until 08:41 Sun
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:19, then Vyatipata until 14:49 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:55 · Bava until 02:48 Sun · Balava until 14:35 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:12Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 7 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 13 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:34 and 17:45.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.