Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 November 2081A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:42, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 08:03 to 09:23. Gulika Kalam 10:44 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 03:37Moonrise 14:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 November 2081

Wednesday is Prabodhini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:11, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:43 and 08:51.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:42
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:03 to 09:23
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:44 to 12:05
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:26
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:57
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:37 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 12:11 · Dwadashi until 14:33 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:33 Thu, then Revati until 09:07 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:49, then Vajra until 19:29 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:11 · Bava until 01:24 Thu · Balava until 14:33 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 12 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:43 and 08:51.

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiWednesday 26 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:12 and 17:23.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 27 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.