Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 14 May 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:04. Gulika Kalam 07:13 to 08:54. Rahu Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:41 to 17:23.00061218Moonset 14:48Moonrise 03:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 14 May 2004

Friday is Apara Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:45 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 19:04.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:36 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:13 to 08:54
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:36 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:41 to 17:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:04
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:18 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 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:45 Sat · Dwadashi until 04:47 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:21, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 11:41 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:17 Sat, then Priti until 04:07 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:25 · Balava until 03:45 Sat · Kaulava until 16:12 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:04Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:18Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Apara EkadashiFriday 14 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 19:04.
  • Vrishabha sankrantiFriday 14 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiSunday 30 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 05:24 and 08:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.