Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 November 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 08:07 to 09:27. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:07. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:28. Yamaganda 14:46 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 18:32Moonrise 07:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 November 1998

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 12:09, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Govardhan puja

Times forNew Delhi · 20 November

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:47
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:07 to 09:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:07
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:28
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:46 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:32

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 12:09 · Dwitiya until 14:08 Sat
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:42, then Jyeshtha until 16:08 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:33, then Sukarma until 12:58 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:09 · Balava until 01:11 Sat · Kaulava until 14:08 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:29Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Govardhan pujaFriday 20 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 30 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:57 and 07:39.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.