Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 6 February 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 18:04. Yamaganda 08:29 to 09:51. Gulika Kalam 11:13 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 14:02Moonrise 04:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 6 February 2013

Wednesday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 23:37, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:06 and 09:17.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:29 to 09:51
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:13 to 12:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:02
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:04
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:11 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 23:37 · Dwadashi until 20:52 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:33, then Mula until 11:35 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:04, then Harshana until 09:39 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:56 · Balava until 23:37 · Kaulava until 10:15 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:04Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 6 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:06 and 09:17.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 21 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 06:54 and 09:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.