Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 8 February 2059A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 18:06. Gulika Kalam 07:05 to 08:28. Rahu Kalam 09:50 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:57. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:21.00061218Moonset 13:28Moonrise 04:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 8 February 2059

Saturday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 11:13, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday 10 Feb after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:50 to 11:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:05 to 08:28
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:50 to 11:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:57
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:28
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:03 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 11:13 · Ekadashi until 09:19 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:14, then Mula until 18:44 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:20, then Harshana until 14:25 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:13 · Bava until 22:22 · Balava until 09:19 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:06Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:03Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 8 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday 10 Feb after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 22 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:44 and 18:16.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 23 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:52 and 08:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.