Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 January 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:12 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:09 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 13:57Moonrise 03:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 January 2015

Friday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:40 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:35 and 17:47.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:12 to 12:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:34 to 09:53
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:12 to 12:31
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:09 to 16:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:45 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 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 04:40 Sat · Dwadashi until 03:07 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:49, then Anuradha until 08:36 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:52, then Vriddhi until 20:35 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:07 · Balava until 04:40 Sat · Kaulava until 16:00 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:45Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiFriday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:35 and 17:47.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiFriday 30 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:11 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.