Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 October 2118A 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 17:53Moonrise 06:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 October 2118

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 07:41, then Pratipada.

Observed today Navaratri begins, New moon

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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:24
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:14 to 10:41
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:33 to 14:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first and second of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 07:41 · Pratipada until 04:14 Sun · Dwitiya until 00:41 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:51 Sun, then Swati until 22:05 Sun
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:53, then Vishkambha until 15:49 Sun
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 07:41 · Kimstughna until 17:59 · Bava until 04:14 Sun · Balava until 14:28 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
  • Moonset17:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:24Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsSaturday 15 October
  • New moonSaturday 15 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 25 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:29 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.