Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 26 September 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:11, sunset 18:14. Gulika Kalam 07:42 to 09:12. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:12. Abhijit 11:48 to 12:37. Yamaganda 15:13 to 16:43.00061218Moonset 13:33Moonrise 23:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 26 September 1986

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 21:58, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:42 to 09:12
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:48 to 12:37
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:33
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:13 to 16:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 21:58 · Navami until 00:04 Sun
  • NakshatraArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:46 Sat
  • YogaVariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:49 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:47 · Kaulava until 21:58 · Taitila until 11:04 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 26 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 29 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:23 and 18:08.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.