Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 June 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:23, sunset 19:20. Gulika Kalam 05:23 to 07:08. Rahu Kalam 08:52 to 10:37. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:50. Yamaganda 14:06 to 15:51.00061218Moonset 23:40Moonrise 11:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 June 2013

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 10:02, then Saptami.

Observed today Mithuna sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 June

Rahu Kalam runs 08:52 to 10:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:23
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:23 to 07:08
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:52 to 10:37
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:04
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:50
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:06 to 15:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:40

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 10:02 · Saptami until 10:47 Sun
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:13, then Purva Phalguni until 13:33 Sun
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:33, then Siddhi until 22:53 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 10:02 · Gara until 22:29 · Vanija until 10:47 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:04Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mithuna sankrantiSaturday 15 June
  • shashthiSaturday 15 June

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiWednesday 19 JuneBreak the fast on Friday 21 Jun after sunrise.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 20 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.