Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 October 2101A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:52. 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 13:17Moonrise 23:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 October 2101

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 02:50 Sun, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 15 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:17
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:33 to 14:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:50

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 02:50 Sun · Navami until 04:40 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:20 Sun, then Pushya until 05:40 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:22, then Siddha until 20:51 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:44 · Kaulava until 02:50 Sun · Taitila until 15:49 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraDurmatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 15 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 18 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:15 and 17:47.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 19 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.