Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 October 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:47. Gulika Kalam 06:25 to 07:50. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:31 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 15:17Moonrise 02:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 October 1984

Saturday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 10:25, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday 22 Oct after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:25 to 07:50
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:31 to 14:56
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:35 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 10:25 · Ekadashi until 07:37 Sun
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:55 Sun, then Purva Phalguni until 00:32 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:24, then Shukla until 06:58 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:25 · Bava until 21:05 · Balava until 07:37 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:35Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 20 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday 22 Oct after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 4 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:37 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.