Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 November 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:41, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 06:41 to 08:02. Gulika Kalam 09:23 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 13:26 to 14:47.00061218Moonset 14:24Moonrise 03:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 November 2009

Thursday is Utpanna Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:30 Fri, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 13:10 and 17:28.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 November

Rahu Kalam runs 13:26 to 14:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:41
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:41 to 08:02
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:23 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:27
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:26 to 14:47
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:06 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:30 Fri · Dwadashi until 02:17 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:51 Fri, then Hasta until 05:19 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:52, then Vishkambha until 16:36 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:13 · Balava until 03:30 Fri · Kaulava until 14:52 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar 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.

  • Utpanna EkadashiThursday 12 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:10 and 17:28.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 28 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:55 and 09:00.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.