Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 October 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:49. Gulika Kalam 06:24 to 07:49. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:40. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 17:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 October 2104

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya all day.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, Tula sankranti, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:40. 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 10:40
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:32 to 14:57
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning MoonAmavasya until 06:44 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:19, then Chitra until 19:21 Sun
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:04 Sun, then Vishkambha until 06:01 Mon
  • KaranaChatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 17:28 · Naga until 06:44 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:11Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaSaturday 18 October
  • Tula sankrantiSaturday 18 October
  • New moonSaturday 18 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 30 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:33 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.