Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 14 July 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:33, sunset 19:21. Gulika Kalam 05:33 to 07:16. Rahu Kalam 09:00 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:10 to 15:54.00061218Moonset 15:22Moonrise 02:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 14 July 2012

Saturday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:46 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:50 and 19:20.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 July

Rahu Kalam runs 09:00 to 10:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:33
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:33 to 07:16
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:00 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:10 to 15:54
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:09 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:46 Sun · Dwadashi until 06:01 Mon
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:07 Sun, then Rohini until 04:58 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:42, then Ganda until 10:42 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:32 · Balava until 03:46 Sun · Kaulava until 16:56 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:09Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiSaturday 14 JulyBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:50 and 19:20.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 29 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 05:42 and 08:23.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.