Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 January 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:54. Gulika Kalam 08:33 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:13 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:14 to 16:34.00061218Moonset 04:37Moonrise 14:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 January 2002

Friday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:14, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 07:13 and 09:20.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:13 to 12:34. 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.08:33 to 09:53
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:13 to 12:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:20
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:14 to 16:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:54
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:37 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla 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 waxing MoonEkadashi until 13:14 · Dwadashi until 12:00 Sat
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:20, then Mrigashira until 12:44 Sat
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:12, then Indra until 09:04 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:14 · Bava until 00:43 Sat · Balava until 12:00 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:54Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:13 and 09:20.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiThursday 7 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:42 and 18:05.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 8 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:05 and 07:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.