Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 January 2145A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:47. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:50 to 15:09.00061218Moonset 11:52Moonrise 01:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 January 2145

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 00:19 Sun, then Navami.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:14 to 08:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:12
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:52
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:50 to 15:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:07 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 00:19 Sun · Navami until 22:15 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:58, then Swati until 22:35 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:17, then Dhriti until 14:26 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:16 · Kaulava until 00:19 Sun · Taitila until 11:19 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiSaturday 16 January
  • ashtamiSaturday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 19 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:14 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.