Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 November 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:51, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 06:51 to 08:10. Rahu Kalam 09:29 to 10:49. Abhijit 11:47 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:27 to 14:46.00061218Moonset 03:50Moonrise 14:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 November 2012

Saturday is Prabodhini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:39, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:52 and 08:58.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 November

Rahu Kalam runs 09:29 to 10:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:51 to 08:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:29 to 10:49
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:47 to 12:29
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:27 to 14:46
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:50 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 10:39 · Dwadashi until 12:39 Sun
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:54 Sun, then Ashwini until 08:37 Mon
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:19, then Vyatipata until 19:51 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:39 · Bava until 23:36 · Balava until 12:39 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:41Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 24 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:52 and 08:58.

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiSunday 9 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 09:03 and 09:07.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.