Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 April 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 07:30 to 09:07. Rahu Kalam 10:44 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 15:35 to 17:12.00061218Moonset 02:40Moonrise 12:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 April 1986

Friday in New Delhi.

Navami until 05:20 Sat, then Dashami.

Observed today Rama Navami

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:44 to 12:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:30 to 09:07
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:44 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:29
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:35 to 17:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:40 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 05:20 Sat · Dashami until 05:12 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:27, then Ashlesha until 18:20 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:30, then Shula until 08:52 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:06 · Kaulava until 05:20 Sat · Taitila until 17:22 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise12:29Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama NavamiFriday 18 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 20 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 18:50.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.