Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 March 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:25. Gulika Kalam 08:07 to 09:36. Rahu Kalam 11:04 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 15:29 to 16:57.00061218Moonset 15:03Moonrise 04:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 March 2013

Friday is Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:59, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:04 to 12:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:07 to 09:36
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:04 to 12:32
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:03
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:29 to 16:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:33 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 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:59 · Dwadashi until 05:56 Sat · Trayodashi until 04:04 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:23, then Shravana until 14:06 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, Parigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:08, then Parigha until 06:19 Sat, then Shiva until 03:38 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:59 · Kaulava until 18:56 · Taitila until 05:56 Sat · Gara until 16:58 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:33Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 8 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 8 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:21 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.