Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 February 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 18:06. Gulika Kalam 08:28 to 09:50. Rahu Kalam 11:13 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 15:21 to 16:43.00061218Moonset 14:34Moonrise 04:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 February 2002

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

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Saturday between 07:05 and 07:48.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:13 to 12:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:28 to 09:50
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:13 to 12:35
  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.15:21 to 16:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:59 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:48 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:26, then Purva Ashadha until 20:15 Sat
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:14, then Vajra until 14:02 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 19:12 · Taitila until 07:48 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:06Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:59Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 23 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:56 and 09:08.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.