Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 January 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:44. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:52. Rahu Kalam 11:11 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:50. Yamaganda 15:07 to 16:25.00061218Moonset 14:18Moonrise 03:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 January 2018

Friday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:23, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 07:16 and 09:21.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:11 to 12:29. 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 09:52
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:11 to 12:29
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:50
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:18
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:07 to 16:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:57 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 21:23 · Dwadashi until 23:52 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:27, then Anuradha until 10:14 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:13 Sat, then Vriddhi until 07:03 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:14 · Balava until 21:23 · Kaulava until 10:36 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiFriday 12 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:16 and 09:21.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 27 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday 29 Jan after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 JanuaryFollowers 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.