Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 9 December 1989A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 07:02 to 08:20. Rahu Kalam 09:38 to 10:56. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:34. Yamaganda 13:31 to 14:49.00061218Moonset 04:13Moonrise 14:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 9 December 1989

Saturday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:03 and 07:53.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:38 to 10:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:02 to 08:20
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:38 to 10:56
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:34
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:31 to 14:49
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:13 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 11:03 · Dwadashi until 07:53 Sun
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:54, then Bharani until 21:21 Sun
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:52, then Parigha until 09:02 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:03 · Bava until 21:30 · Balava until 07:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:22Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 9 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:03 and 07:53.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:42 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.