Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 January 2096A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:39. Gulika Kalam 08:33 to 09:51. Rahu Kalam 11:09 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:03 to 16:21.00061218Moonset 04:36Moonrise 14:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 January 2096

Friday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:55, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:09 to 12:27. 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.08:33 to 09:51
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:09 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:48
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:30
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:03 to 16:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:36 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 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:55 · Dwadashi until 06:39 Sat · Trayodashi until 04:29 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:20, then Rohini until 19:48 Sat
  • YogaSadhya, Shubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:04, then Shubha until 06:00 Sat, then Shukla until 03:01 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:55 · Bava until 19:47 · Balava until 06:39 Sat · Kaulava until 17:33 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:30Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRakshasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiFriday 6 January
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 6 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 21 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.