Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 December 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 06:59 to 08:18. Rahu Kalam 09:36 to 10:54. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Yamaganda 13:30 to 14:48.00061218Moonset 03:15Moonrise 13:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 December 1992

Saturday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:28 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:15 and 17:24.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:36 to 10:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:59 to 08:18
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:36 to 10:54
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:30 to 14:48
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:15 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 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 06:28 Sun · Dwadashi until 07:06 Mon
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:52 Sun, then Ashwini until 03:09 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:33, then Variyan until 19:07 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:54 · Vishti until 06:28 Sun · Bava until 18:52 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 5 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:15 and 17:24.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday 21 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.