Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 October 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 17:39. Gulika Kalam 07:54 to 09:17. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:16.00061218Moonset 15:11Moonrise 02:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 October 2005

Friday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:14 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:12 and 17:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:54 to 09:17
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:16
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:54 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 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:14 Sat · Dwadashi until 05:00 Sun
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:37, then Purva Phalguni until 09:15 Sat
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:40, then Indra until 00:02 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:10 · Balava until 03:14 Sat · Kaulava until 16:11 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:54Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar 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.

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 28 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:12 and 17:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 12 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:43 and 08:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.