Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 12 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:32, sunset 19:22. Gulika Kalam 05:32 to 07:16. Rahu Kalam 08:59 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:10 to 15:54.00061218Moonset 01:08Moonrise 14:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 12 July 2008

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 02:54 Sun, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 July

Rahu Kalam runs 08:59 to 10:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:32
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:32 to 07:16
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:59 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:10 to 15:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:08 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 02:54 Sun · Ekadashi until 05:16 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:00, then Vishakha until 15:54 Sun
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:02 Sun, then Shubha until 02:58 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:46 · Gara until 02:54 Sun · Vanija until 16:04 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:31Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiSunday 13 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 13:50 and 19:21.
  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 14 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 07:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.