Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 7 January 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:40. Gulika Kalam 08:33 to 09:51. Rahu Kalam 11:09 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:04 to 16:22.00061218Moonset 14:19Moonrise 04:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 7 January 2005

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

Ekadashi until 07:20, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 7 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:09 to 12:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:33 to 09:51
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:09 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:19
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:04 to 16:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:52 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 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:20 · Dwadashi until 04:32 Sat · Trayodashi until 01:12 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:39 Sat, then Jyeshtha until 00:04 Sun
  • YogaShula, Ganda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:39, then Ganda until 07:04 Sat, then Vriddhi until 03:02 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:20 · Kaulava until 18:01 · Taitila until 04:32 Sat · Gara until 14:56 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 7 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 20 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:37 and 17:51.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 21 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.