Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 February 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:56, sunset 18:14. Gulika Kalam 06:56 to 08:21. Rahu Kalam 09:46 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:25.00061218Moonset 04:34Moonrise 13:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 February 2005

Saturday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 01:37 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 08:15 and 09:11.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:46 to 11:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:56
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:56 to 08:21
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:46 to 11:10
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:50
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:34 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 06:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 01:37 Sun · Dwadashi until 04:09 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:55 Sun, then Punarvasu until 05:53 Mon
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:31 Sun, then Ayushman until 02:23 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:20 · Vishti until 01:37 Sun · Bava until 14:54 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:50Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 19 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:15 and 09:11.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiSunday 6 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 07:57 and 09:01.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 7 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.