Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 23 September 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:17. Gulika Kalam 07:41 to 09:12. Rahu Kalam 10:43 to 12:13. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:38. Yamaganda 15:15 to 16:46.00061218Moonset 15:11Moonrise 02:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 23 September 2011

Friday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 06:52, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:26 and 18:16.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:43 to 12:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:41 to 09:12
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:43 to 12:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:38
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:11
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:15 to 16:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:31 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 06:52 · Ekadashi until 05:16 Sat · Dwadashi until 02:53 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:00 Sat, then Ashlesha until 00:28 Sun
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:10, then Shiva until 07:41 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:52 · Bava until 18:10 · Balava until 05:16 Sat · Kaulava until 16:10 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:31Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 23 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:26 and 18:16.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 7 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.