Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 August 2115A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Gulika Kalam 05:55 to 07:32. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 21:49Moonrise 10:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 August 2115

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 18:57, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:55 to 07:32
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:46
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:12
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:49

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 18:57 · Shashthi until 19:12 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:13, then Swati until 22:14 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:46, then Shukla until 10:44 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:08 · Balava until 18:57 · Kaulava until 06:58 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:49Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiFriday 30 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:44.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 31 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 06:00 and 07:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.