Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 March 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 18:32. Gulika Kalam 06:26 to 07:57. Rahu Kalam 09:28 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 04:23Moonrise 15:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 March 2016

Saturday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:20, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:25 and 08:50.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:28 to 10:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:26 to 07:57
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:28 to 10:58
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:31
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:23 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 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 10:20 · Dwadashi until 11:32 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:49, then Ashlesha until 11:35 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:01, then Sukarma until 06:48 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:20 · Bava until 22:52 · Balava until 11:32 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:02Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna 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.

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 19 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:25 and 08:50.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.