Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Gulika Kalam 07:11 to 08:29. Rahu Kalam 09:46 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Yamaganda 13:38 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 14:17Moonrise 03:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 December 2016

Saturday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:32 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:46 to 11:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:11 to 08:29
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:46 to 11:03
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:38 to 14:56
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:31 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 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:32 Sun · Dwadashi until 06:07 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:37 Sun, then Vishakha until 03:37 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:12, then Sukarma until 08:06 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:13 · Balava until 03:32 Sun · Kaulava until 16:51 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:31Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar 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.

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:41.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 9 JanuaryFollowers 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.