Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 2 August 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:43, sunset 19:11. Gulika Kalam 07:24 to 09:05. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:49 to 17:30.00061218Moonset 08:43Moonrise 21:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 2 August 1996

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 02:36 Sat, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 2 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:43
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:24 to 09:05
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:43
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:27
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:49 to 17:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:11
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:19

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 02:36 Sat · Panchami until 00:35 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:47, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 22:28 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:25, then Sukarma until 20:38 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:52 · Balava until 02:36 Sat · Kaulava until 13:30 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:11Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:19Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 2 August
  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 2 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiFriday 9 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:46 and 19:04.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 10 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:49 and 05:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.