Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 July 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:38, sunset 19:17. Gulika Kalam 07:20 to 09:03. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:52 to 17:35.00061218Moonset 18:35Moonrise 04:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 July 1987

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 23:42, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 July

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:38
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:20 to 09:03
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:52 to 17:35
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:48 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 23:42 · Amavasya until 02:08 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:18, then Punarvasu until 15:17 Sat
  • YogaHarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:04 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:30 · Shakuni until 23:42 · Chatushpada until 12:55 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:17Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:48Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe 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

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 5 AugustBreak the fast on Friday 7 Aug after sunrise.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 6 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.