Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 October 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:51. Gulika Kalam 07:48 to 09:14. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 14:59 to 16:25.00061218Moonset 15:45Moonrise 03:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 October 1998

Friday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:48, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:23 and 08:37.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:48 to 09:14
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:07
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:59 to 16:25
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:32 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 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:48 · Dwadashi until 08:38 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:05, then Purva Phalguni until 14:32 Sat
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:22 Sat, then Brahma until 02:56 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:48 · Kaulava until 19:40 · Taitila until 08:38 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:32Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:23 and 08:37.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:33 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.