Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Gulika Kalam 07:13 to 08:30. Rahu Kalam 09:48 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Yamaganda 13:40 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 13:53Moonrise 03:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 December 2013

Saturday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 05:20 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:26 and 17:33.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:48 to 11:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:13 to 08:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:48 to 11:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:40 to 14:58
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:33 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 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 05:20 Sun · Dwadashi until 02:59 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:09, then Vishakha until 18:46 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:44, then Dhriti until 17:50 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:14 · Balava until 05:20 Sun · Kaulava until 16:15 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:33Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:26 and 17:33.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 11 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:23 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.