Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 June 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:23, sunset 19:19. Yamaganda 07:07 to 08:52. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 14:05.00061218Moonset 03:19Moonrise 15:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 June 2003

Wednesday is Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 05:57, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 11 June

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 14:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:07 to 08:52
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 14:05
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:56
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:19
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:19 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 05:57 · Dwadashi until 02:48 Thu · Trayodashi until 23:28 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:46 Thu, then Vishakha until 23:16 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:48, then Shiva until 17:02 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 05:57 · Bava until 16:24 · Balava until 02:48 Thu · Kaulava until 13:09 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:19Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:56Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 11 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiWednesday 11 June

Next Ekadashi

  • Yogini EkadashiWednesday 25 JuneBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:25 and 08:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.