Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 30 July 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 19:13. Gulika Kalam 05:42 to 07:23. Rahu Kalam 09:04 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:09 to 15:50.00061218Moonset 16:02Moonrise 03:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 30 July 2016

Saturday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:34, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:43 and 06:30.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 July

Rahu Kalam runs 09:04 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:42 to 07:23
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:04 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:09 to 15:50
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:05 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 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:34 · Dwadashi until 06:31 Sun
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:56 Sun, then Ardra until 02:52 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:48, then Vyaghata until 08:05 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:34 · Kaulava until 19:31 · Taitila until 06:31 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:13Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:05Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiSaturday 30 JulyBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:43 and 06:30.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 14 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:51 and 08:28.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.