Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 November 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:46, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 08:06 to 09:26. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:28. Yamaganda 14:46 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 01:54Moonrise 13:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 November 1988

Friday in New Delhi.

Navami until 12:06, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 November

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:46
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:06 to 09:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:28
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:46 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:54 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 12:06 · Dashami until 09:47 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:21, then Purva Bhadrapada until 09:45 Sat
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:48, then Harshana until 09:43 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:06 · Taitila until 22:58 · Gara until 09:47 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise13:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe 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

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 19 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday 21 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.