Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:43. Gulika Kalam 06:27 to 07:52. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:30 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 03:46Moonrise 15:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 October 2015

Saturday is Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:13, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:16 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:27 to 07:52
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:30 to 14:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:46 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 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:13 · Dwadashi until 04:08 Sun · Trayodashi until 00:44 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:05, then Purva Bhadrapada until 07:42 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:32, then Dhruva until 06:48 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:13 · Bava until 17:43 · Balava until 04:08 Sun · Kaulava until 14:28 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:32Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 24 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 7 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:38 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.