Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 27 October 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 17:40. Gulika Kalam 06:30 to 07:53. Rahu Kalam 09:17 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Yamaganda 13:29 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 02:47Moonrise 15:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 27 October 2001

Saturday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:59 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:39.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:17 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:30 to 07:53
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:17 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:29 to 14:53
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:47 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 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 04:59 Sun · Dwadashi until 07:09 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:29, then Purva Bhadrapada until 02:12 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:20, then Dhruva until 17:04 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:47 · Vishti until 04:59 Sun · Bava until 18:07 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:19Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 27 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:39.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 11 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:42 and 08:50.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.