Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 2 February 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 18:01. Gulika Kalam 07:09 to 08:31. Rahu Kalam 09:52 to 11:14. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:57. Yamaganda 13:56 to 15:18.00061218Moonset 13:27Moonrise 04:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 2 February 2008

Saturday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:40 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:52 to 11:14. 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 08:31
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:52 to 11:14
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:57
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:27
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:56 to 15:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:14 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 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:40 Sun · Dwadashi until 08:10 Mon
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:32 Sun, then Mula until 05:35 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:13, then Vyaghata until 10:33 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:44 · Balava until 06:40 Sun · Kaulava until 19:29 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:01Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:14Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar 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.

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSunday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 06:58 and 09:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.