Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 14 June 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:23, sunset 19:20. Gulika Kalam 05:23 to 07:08. Rahu Kalam 08:52 to 10:37. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:49. Yamaganda 14:06 to 15:51.00061218Moonset 02:32Moonrise 15:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 14 June 2008

Saturday is Nirjala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:41, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:23 and 08:10.

Observed today Mithuna sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 June

Rahu Kalam runs 08:52 to 10:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:23
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:23 to 07:08
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:52 to 10:37
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:49
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:06 to 15:51
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:32 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 05:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 13:41 · Dwadashi until 15:58 Sun
  • NakshatraSwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:27 Sun
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:24, then Shiva until 18:17 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:41 · Bava until 02:48 Sun · Balava until 15:58 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:41Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Nirjala EkadashiSaturday 14 JuneBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:23 and 08:10.
  • Mithuna sankrantiSaturday 14 June

Next Ekadashi

  • Yogini EkadashiSunday 29 JuneBreak the fast on Monday between 05:27 and 08:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.