Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 August 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Gulika Kalam 07:32 to 09:09. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Yamaganda 15:37 to 17:15.00061218Moonset 22:44Moonrise 11:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 August 2001

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 14:20, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:32 to 09:09
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:23
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:37 to 17:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:44

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 14:20 · Saptami until 13:31 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:25, then Vishakha until 15:22 Sat
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:13 Sat, then Indra until 23:49 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:20 · Gara until 01:49 Sat · Vanija until 13:31 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:18Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 24 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 29 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:59 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.