Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 4 September 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:01, sunset 18:40. Gulika Kalam 06:01 to 07:35. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:55 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 15:26Moonrise 02:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 4 September 2010

Saturday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:14, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:36 and 18:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 September

Rahu Kalam runs 09:10 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:01
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:01 to 07:35
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:10 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:45
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:55 to 15:30
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:14 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 08:14 · Ekadashi until 05:56 Sun · Dwadashi until 03:01 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:33, then Punarvasu until 10:53 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:46 Sun, then Variyan until 23:22 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:14 · Bava until 19:10 · Balava until 05:56 Sun · Kaulava until 16:33 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:14Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:36 and 18:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 18 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:29 and 18:21.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:09 and 07:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.