Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 4 October 2138A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:04. Gulika Kalam 06:16 to 07:44. Rahu Kalam 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Yamaganda 13:38 to 15:07.00061218Moonset 17:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 4 October 2138

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 10:37, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 4 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:13 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:16 to 07:44
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:13 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:38 to 15:07
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 10:37 · Pratipada until 11:59 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:42 Sun, then Chitra until 04:22 Mon
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:21, then Indra until 16:18 Sun
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 10:37 · Kimstughna until 23:21 · Bava until 11:59 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:04Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:55Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 4 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 14 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:43 and 08:39.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 15 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.