Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 19 August 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:57. Gulika Kalam 07:31 to 09:09. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:41 to 17:19.00061218Moonset 22:27Moonrise 11:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 19 August 1988

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 08:04, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:31 to 09:09
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:25
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:39
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:41 to 17:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:27

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 08:04 · Saptami until 09:07 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:29, then Vishakha until 19:52 Sat
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:59, then Brahma until 12:44 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:04 · Gara until 20:41 · Vanija until 09:07 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:39Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 19 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:51.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 24 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.