Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:13 to 12:33. Rahu Kalam 12:33 to 13:52.00061218Moonset 13:34Moonrise 04:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 January 2009

Wednesday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:17 Thu, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 13:37 and 17:52.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:33 to 13:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:34 to 09:53
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:13 to 12:33
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:33 to 13:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:10 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:17 Thu · Dwadashi until 05:58 Fri
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:30, then Jyeshtha until 23:35 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:45 Thu, then Dhruva until 01:42 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:59 · Balava until 03:17 Thu · Kaulava until 16:37 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 21 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:37 and 17:52.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 5 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday 7 Feb after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.