Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 August 1995A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Gulika Kalam 07:30 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:42 to 17:20.00061218Moonset 12:55Moonrise 23:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 August 1995

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 21:41, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:30 to 09:08
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:25
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:42 to 17:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:58

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 21:41 · Navami until 00:06 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:50 Sat, then Rohini until 05:50 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:44, then Vyaghata until 00:42 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:34 · Kaulava until 21:41 · Taitila until 10:52 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Friday 18 August
  • ashtamiFriday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:54.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 22 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:55 and 06:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.