Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 February 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:55, sunset 18:15. Gulika Kalam 08:20 to 09:45. Rahu Kalam 11:10 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 15:25 to 16:50.00061218Moonset 14:00Moonrise 04:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 February 2009

Friday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 23:53, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:55 and 09:10.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:10 to 12:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:20 to 09:45
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:10 to 12:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:00
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:25 to 16:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:28 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 06:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 23:53 · Dwadashi until 02:19 Sun
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:49, then Purva Ashadha until 12:50 Sat
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:56, then Siddhi until 08:50 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:34 · Balava until 23:53 · Kaulava until 13:08 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:15Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:28Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 20 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:55 and 09:10.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 7 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:39 and 09:00.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.