Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 13 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 08:22 to 09:40. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:15. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:36. Yamaganda 14:50 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 04:09Moonrise 14:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 13 December 2013

Friday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:22, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 07:06 and 09:09.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:58 to 12:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:22 to 09:40
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:15
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:36
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:39
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:50 to 16:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:09 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 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:22 · Dwadashi until 09:29 Sat
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:16, then Bharani until 18:02 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:38, then Shiva until 20:30 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:22 · Bava until 20:52 · Balava until 09:29 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:39Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 13 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:06 and 09:09.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.