Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 29 October 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 17:39. Yamaganda 06:31 to 07:54. Gulika Kalam 09:18 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 13:28 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 03:00Moonrise 14:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 29 October 2009

Thursday is Prabodhini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 01:36 Fri, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 07:49 and 08:44.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:28 to 14:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:31 to 07:54
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:18 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:28 to 14:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:00 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 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 01:36 Fri · Dwadashi until 02:24 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:49, then Purva Bhadrapada until 18:24 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:52, then Dhruva until 06:48 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:57 · Vishti until 01:36 Fri · Bava until 14:05 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 29 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:49 and 08:44.

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiThursday 12 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:10 and 17:28.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 13 NovemberFollowers 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.