Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 November 2102A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 06:45 to 08:06. Rahu Kalam 09:26 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:27. Yamaganda 13:26 to 14:46.00061218Moonset 01:10Moonrise 13:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 November 2102

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 06:55, then Navami.

Observed today Vrishchika sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 18 November

Rahu Kalam runs 09:26 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:45 to 08:06
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:26 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:27
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:11
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:26 to 14:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:10 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then Navami, then DashamiThe eighth, ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 06:55 · Navami until 05:07 Sun · Dashami until 03:30 Mon
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:06, then Shatabhisha until 07:00 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:23, then Vyaghata until 10:46 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:55 · Balava until 18:00 · Kaulava until 05:07 Sun · Taitila until 16:17 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:11Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishchika sankrantiSaturday 18 November
  • ashtamiSaturday 18 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 20 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:49 and 08:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.