Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 2 May 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:57. Gulika Kalam 07:19 to 08:59. Rahu Kalam 10:39 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:38 to 17:17.00061218Moonset 15:37Moonrise 03:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 2 May 2008

Friday is Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:08, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 2 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:39 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:19 to 08:59
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:39 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:37
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:38 to 17:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:44 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:08 · Dwadashi until 03:52 Sat · Trayodashi until 00:57 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:47, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 10:06 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:04 Sat, then Vishkambha until 21:39 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:08 · Kaulava until 17:05 · Taitila until 03:52 Sat · Gara until 14:29 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:37Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 2 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 15 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:53 and 08:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.