Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 30 October 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 17:38. Gulika Kalam 07:55 to 09:18. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 14:51 to 16:15.00061218Moonset 00:45Moonrise 13:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 30 October 1987

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:36, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 30 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:55 to 09:18
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:49
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:51 to 16:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:45 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 09:36 · Navami until 07:31 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:47, then Dhanishtha until 16:26 Sat
  • YogaShula, Ganda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:59, then Ganda until 05:07 Sat, then Vriddhi until 02:17 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:36 · Balava until 20:33 · Kaulava until 07:31 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise13:49Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 30 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:11 and 17:35.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 2 NovemberFollowers 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.