Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 October 2106A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:44. Gulika Kalam 06:26 to 07:51. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:30 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 15:19Moonrise 03:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 October 2106

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

Ekadashi until 07:35, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:16 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:26 to 07:51
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:30 to 14:55
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:43 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 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:35 · Dwadashi until 06:07 Sun · Trayodashi until 04:59 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:14 Sun, then Uttara Phalguni until 01:44 Mon
  • YogaShukla, Brahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:45, then Brahma until 05:24 Sun, then Indra until 03:20 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:35 · Kaulava until 18:48 · Taitila until 06:07 Sun · Gara until 17:30 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:43Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 23 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 7 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:38 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.