Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 March 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:42, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 06:42 to 08:10. Rahu Kalam 09:37 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:28.00061218Moonset 14:37Moonrise 04:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 March 2016

Saturday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:12, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:41 and 09:01.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:37 to 11:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:42
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:42 to 08:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:37 to 11:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:28
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:20 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 06:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:12 · Dwadashi until 15:36 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:58 Sun, then Shravana until 03:43 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:09 Sun, then Parigha until 23:28 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:12 · Kaulava until 04:29 Sun · Taitila until 15:36 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:20Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 5 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:41 and 09:01.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 19 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:25 and 08:50.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.