Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 13 October 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 17:54. Gulika Kalam 06:21 to 07:47. Rahu Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 13:34 to 15:01.00061218Moonset 15:52Moonrise 03:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 13 October 2001

Saturday is Parama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:50, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:22 and 08:39.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:14 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:21 to 07:47
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:34 to 15:01
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:54
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:20 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 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 13:50 · Dwadashi until 10:41 Sun
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:12, then Purva Phalguni until 19:44 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:20, then Shukla until 13:34 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:50 · Kaulava until 00:17 Sun · Taitila until 10:41 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:54Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:20Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parama EkadashiSaturday 13 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:22 and 08:39.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 27 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:39.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 07:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.