Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 October 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Gulika Kalam 07:50 to 09:16. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 14:56 to 16:21.00061218Moonset 07:49Moonrise 18:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 October 1994

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 22:50, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:49
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:50 to 09:16
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:06
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:56 to 16:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:55

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 22:50 · Tritiya until 01:32 Sun
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:31, then Krittika until 22:41 Sat
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:14 Sat, then Vyatipata until 01:16 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:30 · Gara until 22:50 · Vanija until 12:11 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:55Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe 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

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 30 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday 1 Nov after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 31 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.