Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 12 February 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:03, sunset 18:09. Gulika Kalam 07:03 to 08:26. Rahu Kalam 09:49 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:22.00061218Moonset 00:41Moonrise 11:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 12 February 2000

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 17:43, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:49 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:03
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:03 to 08:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:49 to 11:12
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:21
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:09
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:41 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 17:43 · Ashtami until 15:55 Sun
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:38, then Krittika until 22:26 Sun
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:44, then Brahma until 11:08 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:43 · Vishti until 04:51 Sun · Bava until 15:55 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:09Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise11:21Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiTuesday 15 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday 17 Feb after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 16 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.