Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 February 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 18:11. Gulika Kalam 08:24 to 09:48. Rahu Kalam 11:12 to 12:36. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 15:23 to 16:47.00061218Moonset 18:53Moonrise 07:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 February 1991

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 23:27, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:12 to 12:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:07
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:24 to 09:48
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:12 to 12:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:23 to 16:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:53

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 23:27 · Dwitiya until 23:23 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:14, then Shatabhisha until 09:03 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:03, then Shiva until 14:56 Sat
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 11:18 · Bava until 23:27 · Balava until 11:29 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:11Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:07Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe 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

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 24 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday 26 Feb after sunrise.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 25 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.