Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 September 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 07:39 to 09:11. Rahu Kalam 10:43 to 12:15. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 15:19 to 16:51.00061218Moonset 15:54Moonrise 02:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 September 1987

Friday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 01:13 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 07:49 and 08:34.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:43 to 12:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:39 to 09:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:43 to 12:15
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:19 to 16:51
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:27 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 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 01:13 Sat · Dwadashi until 03:34 Sun
  • NakshatraPushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:17 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:29, then Shiva until 22:20 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:59 · Balava until 01:13 Sat · Kaulava until 14:25 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:27Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 18 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:49 and 08:34.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 3 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:16 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.