Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 07:09 to 08:26. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 13:36 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 14:43Moonrise 04:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 December 2003

Saturday is Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 01:45 Sun, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:09 to 08:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:36 to 14:53
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:37 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 01:45 Sun · Trayodashi until 22:23 Sun
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:47, then Vishakha until 09:21 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:55 Sun, then Dhriti until 21:55 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:19 · Taitila until 01:45 Sun · Gara until 12:06 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:37Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.