Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 10 August 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 19:05. Gulika Kalam 05:48 to 07:27. Rahu Kalam 09:07 to 10:47. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Yamaganda 14:06 to 15:46.00061218Moonset 16:10Moonrise 03:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 10 August 1996

Saturday is Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:49 and 05:49.

Times forNew Delhi · 10 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:07 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:48 to 07:27
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:07 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:06 to 15:46
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:10 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 05:50 Sun
  • NakshatraArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:14 Sun
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:53, then Vajra until 17:46 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:41 · Taitila until 05:50 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:10Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 10 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:49 and 05:49.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:57 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.