Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 10 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:03, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 07:03 to 08:21. Rahu Kalam 09:39 to 10:56. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:35. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:49.00061218Moonset 03:41Moonrise 14:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 10 December 2016

Saturday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:45, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:04 and 09:08.

Times forNew Delhi · 10 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:39 to 10:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:03
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:03 to 08:21
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:39 to 10:56
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:35
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:32 to 14:49
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:41 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 07:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 19:45 · Dwadashi until 16:32 Sun
  • NakshatraRevati, Ashwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:29, then Ashwini until 06:14 Sun, then Bharani until 03:33 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:06, then Parigha until 13:17 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:11 · Vishti until 19:45 · Bava until 06:11 Sun · Balava until 16:32 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:37Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 10 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:04 and 09:08.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.