Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 14 September 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:28. Gulika Kalam 07:38 to 09:11. Rahu Kalam 10:44 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:41. Yamaganda 15:22 to 16:55.00061218Moonset 16:26Moonrise 03:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 14 September 2001

Friday is Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:09, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:44 to 12:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:38 to 09:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:44 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:41
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:22 to 16:55
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:22 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 06:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:09 · Dwadashi until 03:01 Sat · Trayodashi until 23:30 Sat
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:01, then Ashlesha until 15:26 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:10, then Shiva until 12:19 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:09 · Kaulava until 16:39 · Taitila until 03:01 Sat · Gara until 13:18 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 14 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiFriday 28 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:13 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.