Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 November 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 17:32. Gulika Kalam 08:00 to 09:21. Rahu Kalam 10:43 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:26. Yamaganda 14:48 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 03:30Moonrise 15:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 November 2019

Friday is Prabodhini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:25, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:39 and 08:49.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 November

Rahu Kalam runs 10:43 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:00 to 09:21
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:43 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:26
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:48 to 16:10
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:30 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 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 12:25 · Dwadashi until 14:40 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:12, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 14:56 Sat
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:33, then Harshana until 10:15 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:25 · Bava until 01:34 Sat · Balava until 14:40 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:28Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Prabodhini EkadashiFriday 8 NovemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:39 and 08:49.

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiFriday 22 NovemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:11 and 17:24.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.