Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 30 December 1983A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Gulika Kalam 08:31 to 09:48. Rahu Kalam 11:06 to 12:23. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:44. Yamaganda 14:59 to 16:16.00061218Moonset 14:35Moonrise 04:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 30 December 1983

Friday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:36, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 08:30.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:06 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:31 to 09:48
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:06 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:44
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:35
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:59 to 16:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:25 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:36 · Dwadashi until 08:30 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:38, then Anuradha until 22:21 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:12, then Shula until 18:04 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:36 · Kaulava until 20:30 · Taitila until 08:30 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 08:30.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 14 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:34 and 17:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.