Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 August 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 19:09. Gulika Kalam 05:45 to 07:25. Rahu Kalam 09:06 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:08 to 15:48.00061218Moonset 01:51Moonrise 15:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 August 2006

Saturday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:37 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 08:12 and 08:25.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:06 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:45 to 07:25
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:06 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:08 to 15:48
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:09
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:51 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 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 02:37 Sun · Dwadashi until 00:55 Mon
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:14 Sun, then Mula until 23:22 Sun
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:58, then Vaidhriti until 17:44 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:11 · Vishti until 02:37 Sun · Bava until 13:51 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:09Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:45Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 5 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:12 and 08:25.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 19 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:53 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.