Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 September 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Gulika Kalam 07:39 to 09:11. Rahu Kalam 10:43 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 15:20 to 16:53.00061218Moonset 21:05Moonrise 10:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 September 1988

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 20:22, then Shashthi.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:43 to 12:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:39 to 09:11
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:31
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:43 to 12:16
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:20 to 16:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:05

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 20:22 · Shashthi until 21:02 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:16 Sat, then Anuradha until 03:25 Sun
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:29, then Vishkambha until 19:00 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:49 · Balava until 20:22 · Kaulava until 08:47 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:31Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada 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.

  • Kanya sankrantiFriday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 22 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:10 and 08:35.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.