Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 31 December 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:35. Gulika Kalam 08:31 to 09:49. Rahu Kalam 11:06 to 12:24. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:45. Yamaganda 14:59 to 16:17.00061218Moonset 14:01Moonrise 04:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 31 December 2010

Friday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:02, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 09:18.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:06 to 12:24. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:31 to 09:49
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:06 to 12:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:45
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:01
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:59 to 16:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:16 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 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:02 · Dwadashi until 15:04 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:09 Sat, then Anuradha until 01:57 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:41, then Shula until 19:45 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:02 · Kaulava until 03:30 Sat · Taitila until 15:04 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:16Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 31 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 09:18.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.