Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:48. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:12 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:10 to 16:29.00061218Moonset 04:03Moonrise 13:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 January 2008

Friday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:35, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:36 and 17:49.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:12 to 12:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:34 to 09:53
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:12 to 12:31
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:53
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:23
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:10 to 16:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:03 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:35 · Ekadashi until 04:57 Sat · Dwadashi until 02:16 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:35, then Rohini until 16:36 Sat
  • YogaShubha, Shukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:28, then Shukla until 04:06 Sat, then Brahma until 00:40 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:35 · Vanija until 18:17 · Vishti until 04:57 Sat · Bava until 15:36 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise13:23Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:36 and 17:49.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 3 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.