Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 9 November 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 17:31. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:26. Gulika Kalam 14:48 to 16:09. Rahu Kalam 16:09 to 17:31.00061218Moonset 03:16Moonrise 14:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 9 November 2008

Sunday is Prabodhini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 22:21, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:40 and 08:49.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 November

Rahu Kalam runs 16:09 to 17:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:26
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:41
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:48 to 16:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:09 to 17:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:16 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 22:21 · Dwadashi until 20:38 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:13, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 17:20 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:26, then Harshana until 10:11 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:53 · Vishti until 22:21 · Bava until 09:35 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:41Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 9 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:40 and 08:49.

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiSunday 23 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:51 and 08:57.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.