Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 13 December 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 07:05 to 08:22. Rahu Kalam 09:40 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:36. Yamaganda 13:33 to 14:50.00061218Moonset 14:21Moonrise 04:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 13 December 2104

Saturday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:59, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:06 and 09:09.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:40 to 10:57. 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 08:22
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:40 to 10:57
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:36
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:33 to 14:50
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:05 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 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 10:59 · Dwadashi until 13:35 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:23, then Swati until 11:24 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:10, then Atiganda until 17:01 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:59 · Kaulava until 00:18 Sun · Taitila until 13:35 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 13 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:06 and 09:09.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday 29 Dec after sunrise.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.