Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 6 October 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:02. Gulika Kalam 06:16 to 07:45. Rahu Kalam 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Yamaganda 13:37 to 15:06.00061218Moonset 15:27Moonrise 02:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 6 October 2007

Saturday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:26 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:20 and 18:00.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:13 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:16 to 07:45
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:13 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:37 to 15:06
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:02
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:39 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 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:26 Sun · Dwadashi until 04:40 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:57 Sun, then Magha until 02:43 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:44, then Sadhya until 08:19 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:00 · Balava until 03:26 Sun · Kaulava until 15:59 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:02Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:39Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiSaturday 6 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:20 and 18:00.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:27 and 08:42.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.