Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 January 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:12 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:09 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 08:15Moonrise 18:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 January 1987

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 10:15, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:12 to 12:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:34 to 09:53
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:12 to 12:31
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:09 to 16:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 10:15 · Dwitiya until 12:16 Sat
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:53, then Ashlesha until 18:19 Sat
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:25 Sat, then Ayushman until 06:40 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:15 · Taitila until 23:17 · Gara until 12:16 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:53Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe 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

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday 27 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 26 JanuaryFollowers 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.