Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 11 January 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:43. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:52 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:50. Yamaganda 13:48 to 15:06.00061218Moonset 03:52Moonrise 14:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 11 January 2014

Saturday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:51 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:23 and 09:20.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 11 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:52 to 11:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:52 to 11:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:50
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:48 to 15:06
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:52 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 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 00:51 Sun · Dwadashi until 02:59 Mon
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:58 Sun, then Rohini until 04:34 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:28 Sun, then Shukla until 00:58 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:54 · Vishti until 00:51 Sun · Bava until 13:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:03Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 11 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:23 and 09:20.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiSaturday 11 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 27 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.