Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 13 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:46. Gulika Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 14:19Moonrise 03:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 13 April 2007

Friday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:59, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Sunday 15 Apr after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:19
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:44 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 08:59 · Ekadashi until 06:44 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:12, then Shatabhisha until 20:20 Sat
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:07, then Shukla until 19:50 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:59 · Bava until 19:56 · Balava until 06:44 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:44Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 13 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday 15 Apr after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 27 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 28 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:43 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.