Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 October 2146A 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 02:36Moonrise 14:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 October 2146

Saturday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 09:19, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday 17 Oct after sunrise.

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:33 to 14:59
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:36 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 09:19 · Ekadashi until 07:16 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:44 Sun, then Shatabhisha until 02:31 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:32, then Ganda until 19:47 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:19 · Vanija until 20:17 · Vishti until 07:16 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
  • Moonset02:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:58Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 15 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday 17 Oct after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiMonday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:33 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.