Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 11 September 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:04, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 06:04 to 07:38. Gulika Kalam 09:11 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:42. Rahu Kalam 13:51 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 02:51Moonrise 16:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 11 September 2008

Thursday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:47, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:05 and 08:33.

Times forNew Delhi · 11 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:51 to 15:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:04 to 07:38
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:11 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:42
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:51 to 15:24
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:51 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 14:47 · Dwadashi until 15:46 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:33, then Shravana until 21:59 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:04, then Atiganda until 22:38 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:47 · Bava until 03:21 Fri · Balava until 15:46 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise16:04Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 11 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:05 and 08:33.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 25 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:12 and 08:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.