Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 February 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Gulika Kalam 06:58 to 08:22. Rahu Kalam 09:46 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 14:53Moonrise 04:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 February 2012

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

Dwadashi until 04:38 Sun, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:46 to 11:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:58 to 08:22
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:46 to 11:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:24
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:49 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 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 04:38 Sun · Trayodashi until 04:05 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:15, then Uttara Ashadha until 23:16 Sun
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:18 Sun, then Vyatipata until 23:38 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:02 · Taitila until 04:38 Sun · Gara until 16:19 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:49Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 4 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:42 and 09:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.