Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 November 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:44, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 06:44 to 08:05. Gulika Kalam 09:25 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 13:26 to 14:47.00061218Moonset 14:46Moonrise 03:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 November 2006

Thursday is Utpanna Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:09, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:45 and 08:53.

Observed today Vrishchika sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 November

Rahu Kalam runs 13:26 to 14:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:44 to 08:05
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:25 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:27
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:26 to 14:47
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:23 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 20:09 · Dwadashi until 22:41 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:47, then Hasta until 18:49 Fri
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:07, then Priti until 22:58 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:47 · Balava until 20:09 · Kaulava until 09:27 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Utpanna EkadashiThursday 16 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:45 and 08:53.
  • Vrishchika sankrantiThursday 16 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 1 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:57 and 09:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.