Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 January 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:50. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:54. Yamaganda 13:52 to 15:11.00061218Moonset 14:32Moonrise 04:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 January 2001

Saturday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:50, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:21.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:14 to 08:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:52 to 15:11
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:35 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:50 · Dwadashi until 10:53 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:09 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:44, then Dhruva until 13:13 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:50 · Kaulava until 21:48 · Taitila until 10:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:35Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 20 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:21.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSunday 4 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:40 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.