Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 3 January 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:37. Gulika Kalam 08:32 to 09:50. Rahu Kalam 11:08 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:01 to 16:19.00061218Moonset 11:55Moonrise 00:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 3 January 1986

Friday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 13:59, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:08 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:32 to 09:50
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:08 to 12:26
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:55
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:46
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:01 to 16:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:26 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 13:59 · Ashtami until 12:29 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:42, then Hasta until 07:57 Sat
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:33, then Atiganda until 19:01 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:59 · Balava until 01:17 Sat · Kaulava until 12:29 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:26Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:30 and 17:39.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.