Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 1 December 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:56, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 08:15 to 09:33. Rahu Kalam 10:52 to 12:10. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:31. Yamaganda 14:47 to 16:05.00061218Moonset 03:48Moonrise 14:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 1 December 2006

Friday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:12, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:57 and 09:02.

Times forNew Delhi · 1 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:52 to 12:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:56
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:15 to 09:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:52 to 12:10
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:31
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:30
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:47 to 16:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:48 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 06:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 16:12 · Dwadashi until 13:32 Sat
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:56, then Ashwini until 18:58 Sat
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:59, then Variyan until 19:35 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:12 · Bava until 02:53 Sat · Balava until 13:32 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:30Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 1 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:57 and 09:02.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 16 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:08 and 09:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.