Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 4 January 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:38. Gulika Kalam 08:32 to 09:50. Rahu Kalam 11:08 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:47. Yamaganda 15:02 to 16:20.00061218Moonset 11:11Moonrise 23:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 4 January 2002

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 00:36 Sat, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 4 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:08 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:32 to 09:50
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:08 to 12:26
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:02 to 16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:02

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 00:36 Sat · Saptami until 22:23 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:04, then Uttara Phalguni until 13:26 Sat
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:32 Sat, then Shobhana until 22:31 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 13:49 · Vanija until 00:36 Sat · Vishti until 11:27 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:02Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 4 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:16 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.