Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 9 March 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 18:26. Gulika Kalam 06:38 to 08:07. Rahu Kalam 09:35 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:56. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 14:16Moonrise 04:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 9 March 2002

Saturday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 22:17, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:38 and 08:58.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:35 to 11:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:38 to 08:07
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:35 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:56
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:29
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:33 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 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 22:17 · Dwadashi until 00:20 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:08 Sun, then Shravana until 06:44 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:27, then Parigha until 18:55 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:23 · Balava until 22:17 · Kaulava until 11:16 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:33Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 9 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:38 and 08:58.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:19 and 08:46.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.