Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 June 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:24, sunset 19:22. Gulika Kalam 05:24 to 07:09. Rahu Kalam 08:54 to 10:39. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:51. Yamaganda 14:08 to 15:53.00061218Moonset 02:40Moonrise 15:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 June 2018

Saturday is Nirjala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:53 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:48 and 19:22.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 June

Rahu Kalam runs 08:54 to 10:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:24 to 07:09
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:54 to 10:39
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:08 to 15:53
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:40 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 05:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 03:53 Sun · Dwadashi until 04:54 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:20 Sun, then Vishakha until 05:01 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:31 Sun, then Siddha until 00:18 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:33 · Vishti until 03:53 Sun · Bava until 16:20 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:04Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Nirjala EkadashiSaturday 23 JuneBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:48 and 19:22.

Next Ekadashi

  • Yogini EkadashiMonday 9 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:31 and 08:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.