Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 September 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:16. Gulika Kalam 06:10 to 07:41. Rahu Kalam 09:12 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:37. Yamaganda 13:44 to 15:15.00061218Moonset 15:53Moonrise 03:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 September 2011

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

Dwadashi until 02:53 Sun, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 September

Rahu Kalam runs 09:12 to 10:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:10 to 07:41
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:12 to 10:42
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:37
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:44 to 15:15
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:16
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:36 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 02:53 Sun · Trayodashi until 23:53 Sun
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:28 Sun, then Magha until 22:18 Sun
  • YogaShiva, Siddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:41, then Siddha until 04:34 Sun, then Sadhya until 00:57 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:10 · Taitila until 02:53 Sun · Gara until 13:27 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:16Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:36Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 7 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.