Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 February 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 18:09. Gulika Kalam 08:26 to 09:49. Rahu Kalam 11:12 to 12:36. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 15:22 to 16:45.00061218Moonset 14:34Moonrise 04:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 February 1999

Friday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:33, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 07:02 and 09:15.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:12 to 12:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:26 to 09:49
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:12 to 12:36
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:34
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:22 to 16:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:09
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:33 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 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 12:33 · Dwadashi until 13:24 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:32, then Purva Ashadha until 17:50 Sat
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:19 Sat, then Siddhi until 04:29 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:33 · Kaulava until 01:04 Sat · Taitila until 13:24 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:09Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:33Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 12 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:02 and 09:15.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 26 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:50 and 09:07.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.