Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 14 October 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 17:53. Gulika Kalam 07:48 to 09:14. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 15:00 to 16:26.00061218Moonset 03:46Moonrise 16:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 14 October 2005

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

Dwadashi until 01:17 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:48 to 09:14
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:07
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:00 to 16:26
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:46 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 01:17 Sat · Trayodashi until 22:34 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:36, then Purva Bhadrapada until 20:38 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:08, then Vriddhi until 12:45 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:39 · Balava until 01:17 Sat · Kaulava until 11:55 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:03Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 28 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:12 and 17:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.