Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 3 February 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 18:01. Gulika Kalam 08:30 to 09:52. Rahu Kalam 11:13 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:57. Yamaganda 15:18 to 16:40.00061218Moonset 04:01Moonrise 13:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 3 February 2012

Friday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:56 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:02.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:13 to 12:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:30 to 09:52
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:13 to 12:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:57
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:49
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:18 to 16:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:01
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:01 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 04:56 Sat · Dwadashi until 05:38 Sun
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:10, then Mrigashira until 12:53 Sat
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:36, then Vaidhriti until 17:16 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:19 · Vishti until 04:56 Sat · Bava until 17:23 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:01Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise13:49Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya EkadashiFriday 3 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:02.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:43 and 18:12.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.