Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 31 January 2111A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:59. Gulika Kalam 07:10 to 08:31. Rahu Kalam 09:52 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Yamaganda 13:55 to 15:17.00061218Moonset 10:56Moonrise 23:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 31 January 2111

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:20, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:52 to 11:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:10 to 08:31
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:52 to 11:13
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:56
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:55 to 15:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 15:20 · Saptami until 14:50 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:44, then Chitra until 08:01 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:38, then Shula until 19:54 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:20 · Vishti until 03:10 Sun · Bava until 14:50 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:42Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 31 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 4 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:41 and 18:02.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 5 FebruaryFollowers 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.