Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 June 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:25, sunset 19:23. Gulika Kalam 05:25 to 07:10. Rahu Kalam 08:54 to 10:39. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:52. Yamaganda 14:09 to 15:53.00061218Moonset 03:23Moonrise 16:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 June 2056

Saturday is Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 00:19 Sun, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 June

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:25 to 07:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:54 to 10:39
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:52
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:09 to 15:53
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:23 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 00:19 Sun · Trayodashi until 21:10 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:18 Sun, then Anuradha until 21:58 Sun
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:13, then Sadhya until 16:34 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:53 · Balava until 00:19 Sun · Kaulava until 10:45 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise16:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Yogini EkadashiSaturday 8 JulyBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:31 and 08:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.