Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:49. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:53. Yamaganda 13:51 to 15:10.00061218Moonset 05:10Moonrise 14:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 January 2008

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

Dwadashi until 02:16 Sun, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:53
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:51 to 15:10
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:10 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 02:16 Sun · Trayodashi until 23:37 Sun
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:36, then Mrigashira until 14:38 Sun
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:40 Sun, then Indra until 21:17 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:36 · Balava until 02:16 Sun · Kaulava until 12:56 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:20Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 19 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 3 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.