Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 19 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 08:26 to 09:43. Rahu Kalam 11:01 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:39. Yamaganda 14:53 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 14:05Moonrise 03:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 19 December 2003

Friday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:21, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:21 and 17:28.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:01 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:26 to 09:43
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:01 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:39
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:05
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:53 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:27 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:21 · Ekadashi until 04:47 Sat · Dwadashi until 01:45 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:47, then Swati until 11:47 Sat
  • YogaShobhana, Atiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:58, then Atiganda until 05:38 Sat, then Sukarma until 01:55 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:21 · Bava until 18:07 · Balava until 04:47 Sat · Kaulava until 15:19 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:27Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:21 and 17:28.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.