Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 6 November 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:36, sunset 17:33. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:26. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:27. Gulika Kalam 14:49 to 16:11. Rahu Kalam 16:11 to 17:33.00061218Moonset 03:26Moonrise 14:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 6 November 2011

Sunday is Prabodhini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:46, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:38 and 08:48.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 November

Rahu Kalam runs 16:11 to 17:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:36
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:26
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:27
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:49 to 16:11
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:49
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:11 to 17:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:26 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:46 · Dwadashi until 18:13 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:13, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 22:09 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:39, then Harshana until 20:29 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:46 · Bava until 04:58 Mon · Balava until 18:13 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:36The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 6 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:38 and 08:48.

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiMonday 21 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:49 and 08:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.