Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 10 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:37, sunset 18:26. Gulika Kalam 08:06 to 09:34. Rahu Kalam 11:03 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:29 to 16:58.00061218Moonset 04:41Moonrise 14:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 10 March 2006

Friday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:53, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:36 and 08:58.

Times forNew Delhi · 10 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:03 to 12:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:37
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:06 to 09:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:03 to 12:32
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:55
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:23
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:29 to 16:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:41 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 18:53 · Dwadashi until 21:18 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:45, then Pushya until 12:34 Sat
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:15 Sat, then Atiganda until 01:05 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:53 · Bava until 08:04 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:23Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 10 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:36 and 08:58.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:35.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 26 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.