Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 30 August 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Gulika Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 10:28Moonrise 21:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 30 August 1991

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 15:12, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:34 to 09:10
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:28
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:22
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 15:12 · Shashthi until 14:06 Sat
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:11, then Bharani until 15:47 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:01, then Dhruva until 15:03 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:12 · Gara until 02:42 Sat · Vanija until 14:06 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe 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

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:36 and 18:38.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 5 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.