Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 August 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:46, sunset 19:07. Gulika Kalam 07:26 to 09:06. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:47 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 22:00Moonrise 09:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 August 1997

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 01:54 Sat, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:46
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:26 to 09:06
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:52
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:27
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:47 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:00

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 01:54 Sat · Shashthi until 04:03 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:37 Sat, then Chitra until 06:18 Sun
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:35, then Sadhya until 17:28 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:41 · Balava until 01:54 Sat · Kaulava until 15:02 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe 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

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 14 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 13:45 and 19:00.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 15 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.