Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 October 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 17:40. Gulika Kalam 07:54 to 09:17. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:16.00061218Moonset 13:14Moonrise 00:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 October 1994

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:27, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 28 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:54 to 09:17
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:14
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:48 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 10:27 · Navami until 10:17 Sat
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:17, then Ashlesha until 10:44 Sat
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:08 Sat, then Shukla until 00:26 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:27 · Taitila until 22:28 · Gara until 10:17 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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.

  • ashtamiFriday 28 October

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.