Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 23 January 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:52. Gulika Kalam 08:33 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:13 to 12:33. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:13 to 16:33.00061218Moonset 11:52Moonrise 01:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 23 January 1987

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 15:45, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 23 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:13 to 12:33. 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.08:33 to 09:53
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:13 to 12:33
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:52
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:13 to 16:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:39 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 15:45 · Navami until 14:13 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:10 Sat, then Vishakha until 23:03 Sat
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:54 Sat, then Ganda until 22:14 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:45 · Taitila until 03:04 Sat · Gara until 14:13 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:39Upper 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
  • 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.

  • ashtamiFriday 23 January

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.