Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 31 January 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 18:00. Gulika Kalam 08:31 to 09:52. Rahu Kalam 11:14 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Yamaganda 15:17 to 16:38.00061218Moonset 11:30Moonrise 00:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 31 January 1997

Friday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 12:48, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:14 to 12:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:31 to 09:52
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:14 to 12:35
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:17 to 16:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:46 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 12:48 · Ashtami until 13:21 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:37 Sat, then Vishakha until 05:12 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:03, then Ganda until 13:18 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:48 · Balava until 01:10 Sat · Kaulava until 13:21 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:00Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:46Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe 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

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 4 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:08 and 07:12.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.