Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 13 November 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:42, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 08:03 to 09:24. Rahu Kalam 10:44 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:27. Yamaganda 14:47 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 14:58Moonrise 04:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 13 November 2009

Friday is Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:17 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 November

Rahu Kalam runs 10:44 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:42
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:03 to 09:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:44 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:27
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:47 to 16:08
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:07 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 02:17 Sat · Trayodashi until 01:21 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:19 Sat, then Chitra until 05:06 Sun
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:36, then Priti until 14:34 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:52 · Taitila until 02:17 Sat · Gara until 13:46 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:07Upper 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
  • 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 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.

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.